headful

English

Etymology 1

head +‎ -ful

Noun

headful (plural headfuls or headsful)

1. An amount of information, emotion, etc. present in the mind.
   • 1994, National Storytelling Association (U.S.), Sheila Dailey, Tales as tools: the power of story in the classroom (page 15)

     The headful of stories you gather over a lifetime lets you refold the time and space of your history into meaningful, tellable patterns.

Etymology 2

head +‎ -ful

Adjective

headful (not comparable)

1. (genetics) That fills the head of a phage