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-ful

See also: ful, fúl, fûl, fül, and ful-

English

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fʊl/, /fəl/, [fl̩]
  • Audio (US):(file)

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Middle English -ful, -full, from Old English -ful, -full (“full of; -ful”), from Proto-Germanic *-fullaz (“-ful”), from Proto-Germanic *fullaz (“full”); see full. Cognate with Scots -fu, Saterland Frisian -ful (“-ful”), West Frisian -fol (“-ful”), Dutch -vol (“-ful”), German -voll (“-ful”), Swedish -full (“-ful”), Danish -fuld (“-ful”), Icelandic -fullur, -fyllur (“-ful”).

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-ful

  1. Used to form adjectives from nouns, with the sense of being full of, tending to, or thoroughly possessing the quality expressed by the noun.
    ‎sin + ‎-ful → ‎sinful
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Antonyms
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Derived terms
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English adjectives suffixed with -ful
abuseful
acheful
addressful
adventureful
adviceful
ageful
aidful
aimful
almightiful
almsful
amazeful
amendful
angerful
angstful
anguishful
annoyful
applauseful
archful
artful
assistful
availful
avengeful
aviseful
awful
awkwardnessful
baleful
baneful
bankful
barful
bashful
bateful
batful
battleful
beadful
beamful
beastful
beautiful
beerful
behooveful
behoveful
beliefful
bewitchful
bileful
bingeful
bitterful
blameful
blessedfull
blindful
blissful
blitheful
bloodful
bloomful
blunderful
blushful
boastful
bodeful
bodyful
bookful
bossful
bountiful
brainful
breachful
breathful
breezeful
brimful
burdenful
calmful
calorie-ful
careful
causeful
chairful
challengeful
chanceful
changeful
characterful
chargeful
charmful
cheerful
chinful
choiceful
choreful
chunkful
classful
cloudful
clueful
clusterful
colorful
comfortful
compassionful
complaintful
conceitful
conflictful
consentful
contemptful
contentful
contextful
contrastful
corruptful
costful
craftful
crimeful
cringeful
cropful
cryful
cultureful
curseful
cuteful
damageful
dangerful
dareful
darkful
dayful
dearthful
deathful
debateful
deceitful
deedful
delayful
delightful
dernful
desertful
designful
desireful
despairful
despatchful
despiteful
dessertful
deviceful
devoutful
dimensionful
dinful
directionful
direful
dirgeful
dirtful
discontentful
discordful
disdainful
diseaseful
disgraceful
disgustful
dislikeful
dismayful
dispatchful
disquietful
dissful
distasteful
distractful
distressful
distrustful
dodgeful
doleful
doomful
doubtful
dreadful
dreamful
dressful
driftful
dueful
dureful
dustful
dutiful
earnestful
earnful
earthful
easeful
eathful
effectful
effortful
emotionful
endful
enjoyful
enticeful
entreatful
envyful
epochful
errorful
escapeful
eustressful
eveningful
eventful
exciteful
excuseful
expenseful
expressionful
eyeful
factful
faintful
faithful
fakeful
falseful
fanciful
fangful
fartful
fateful
faultful
fearful
feastful
featureful
feckful
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Middle English -ful, from Old English -ful, -full, from Proto-Germanic *fullō, *fullijô (“filling”).

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-ful

  1. Used to form nouns from nouns meaning “as much as can be held by what is denoted by the noun”
    ‎bowl + ‎-ful → ‎bowlful
    ‎hand + ‎-ful → ‎handful
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The plural is formed by pluralizing the noun (e.g., librariesful) or by simply suffixing -s (e.g., libraryfuls).

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English nouns suffixed with -ful
acreful
ageful
airplaneful
alleyful
ankleful
applicatorful
apronful
arenaful
arkful
armful
arseful
atticful
autumnful
bagful
bakeryful
balloonful
ballotful
bankful
barful
bargeful
barnful
barrelful
barrowful
basementful
basinful
basketful
bathful
bathroomful
bathtubful
beachful
beadful
beakerful
beakful
beamful
bedful
bedroomful
bellowsful
bellyful
beltful
benchful
billful
billyful
binful
biteful
bladderful
blanketful
blockful
boardful
boatful
bodyful
boilerful
bongful
bookful
bootful
bottleful
bottomful
bowlful
boxful
brainful
brakeful
branchful
breakfastcupful
breastful
breezeful
briefcaseful
brimful
browful
brushful
bucketful
bufferful
buildingful
busful
bushelful
bushful
buttful
cabinetful
cabinful
cageful
cakeful
campful
canful
canvasful
capful
carful
carpetful
carriageful
cartful
cartonful
caseful
casketful
caskful
castful
castleful
catalogful
cauldronful
caveful
cavernful
cellarful
cellful
cemeteryful
centuryful
chairful
chaliceful
chamberful
chapterful
cheekful
chestful
chimneyful
chinful
chopstickful
chunkful
churchful
churnful
circusful
cisternful
cityful
classful
classroomful
clawful
closetful
cloudful
clubful
clubhouseful
clumpful
clusterful
coachful
coatful
cobful
coffeecupful
coffeepotful
coffeespoonful
coffinful
combful
compartmentful
computerful
concertful
containerful
coolerful
coopful
coteful
couchful
counterful
countryful
courtful
courtyardful
cradleful
craftful
crateful
crawful
creelful
cropful
crotchful
cubeful
cuntful
cupboardful
cupful
dayful
decadeful
decanterful
deckful
demitasseful
denful
desertful
deskful
dessertful
dessertspoonful
diaperful
dipperful
dirtful
discful
dishful
dishpanful
dozenful
drainful
drawerful
drayful
dreadful
dreamful
dressful
dropful
dropperful
drumful
dustpanful
earful
earthful
eggcupful
eggshellful
eggspoonful
elbowful
elevatorful
eveningful
ewerful
eyebathful
eyecupful
eyedropperful
eyeful
faceful
fangful
feastful
fenceful
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See also

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  • (having a considerable amount of): -some

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Middle English

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old English -ful, -full (“full of; -ful”), from Proto-West Germanic *-full, Proto-Germanic *-fullaz (“-ful”), from Proto-Germanic *fullaz (“full”). The use of the ending to denote nouns originates in the reanalysis of ful modifying a noun as being part of the noun itself, e.g. "cuppe ful" as "cuppe-ful".

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Suffix

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-ful

  2. Appended to nouns (or, rarely, adjectives and adverbs) to form adjectives denoting the experience or induction of an attitude, internal state or quality.
  3. Appended to nouns referring to containers or vessels, denoting the quantity that the given vessel is capable of holding.

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Middle English terms suffixed with -ful
agheful
baleful
blameful
blisful
bourdeful
bretful
dredful
eifulle
ernestful
ferdful
fremful
frendful
frightful
gameful
graceful
hateful
heleful
laweful
manful
maynful
medeful
menskful
nithful
noteful
pleiful
potful
reuful
reuþful
scornful
sponeful
staffull
synful
traitourfull
trystefull
tymeful
wastful
weleful
wrawful
wrongful

Descendants

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  • English: -ful
  • Scots: -fu

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Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *-fullaz (“-ful”), from Proto-Germanic *fullaz (“full”).

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-ful

  1. full of; -ful

Declension

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Declension of -ful — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative -ful -ful -ful
Accusative -fulne -fulle -ful
Genitive -fulles -fulre -fulles
Dative -fullum -fulre -fullum
Instrumental -fulle -fulre -fulle
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative -fulle -fulla, -fulle -ful
Accusative -fulle -fulla, -fulle -ful
Genitive -fulra -fulra -fulra
Dative -fullum -fullum -fullum
Instrumental -fullum -fullum -fullum
Declension of -ful — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative -fulla -fulle -fulle
Accusative -fullan -fullan -fulle
Genitive -fullan -fullan -fullan
Dative -fullan -fullan -fullan
Instrumental -fullan -fullan -fullan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative -fullan -fullan -fullan
Accusative -fullan -fullan -fullan
Genitive -fulra, -fullena -fulra, -fullena -fulra, -fullena
Dative -fullum -fullum -fullum
Instrumental -fullum -fullum -fullum

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Old English terms suffixed with -ful
bealuful
bucful
carful
egeful
facenful
forhtfull
fremful
geflitfullic
genihtful
geornful
hlisful
hohful
leaffull
lustfull
manful
neodful
niþful
sceomfull
sideful
sorhful
spræcful
synful
teonful
wundorful

Descendants

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Saterland Frisian

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Suffix

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-ful

  1. Used to form adjectives from nouns; -ful
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