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-full

-full is the now uncommon spelling of -ful.

Meaning of -ful

Suffix (1)

-ful (adjective-forming suffix, comparative more -ful, superlative most -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
    Synonyms:
    -ose

Suffix (2)

-ful (noun-forming suffix, plural -fuls or -sful)

  1. Used to form nouns from nouns meaning “as much as can be held by what is denoted by the noun”.
    • bowl + -ful → bowlful

Questions about -full

What is -full the now uncommon spelling of?
-full is the now uncommon spelling of -ful.

Words near -full in the dictionary

  1. -fuckin-
  2. -fucking-
  3. -fugal
  4. -fuge
  5. -ful
  6. -full
  7. -fuls
  8. -fung-
  9. -fungin
  10. -furter
  11. -fy

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: -full (page history and authors); -ful (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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