fistful
Syllables: fist·fulUK/ˈfɪstˌfʊl/
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New Zealand/ˈfəstˌfʊl/
fistful noun: the amount that can be held in a closed fist.
Noun
fistful (plural fistfuls or fistsful)
- The amount that can be held in a closed fist.
- Synonyms:
- handful
- A small number of something.
- At Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked, he survived to pilot Navy reconnaissance planes again and pick up a fistful of medals, from the Purple Heart to the Distinguished Flying Cross.1967 June 9, “Nation: A Comer Arrives”, in Time
- Synonyms:
- handful
- A blow with the fist.
- Synonyms:
- punch
fistful meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Telugu and Vietnamese
fistful in Hindi
- a fistful, handful
- मुश्त muśt
fistful in Urdu
- مٹھی بھر
fistful in Telugu
- the amount that can be held in a closed fist
- గుప్పెడు guppeḍu
fistful in Vietnamese
- the amount that can be held in a closed fist
- nắm
Synonyms of fistful
Forms of fistful
| plural | fistfuls |
|---|---|
| plural | fistsful |
Origin of fistful
From fist (noun) + -ful.
Questions about fistful
- What does fistful mean?
- Fistful means the amount that can be held in a closed fist.
- What is fistful in Hindi?
- Fistful in Hindi is मुश्त (muśt). See Fistful meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is fistful?
- Fistful is a noun.
- How do you pronounce fistful?
- Fistful is pronounced /ˈfɪstˌfʊl/ (UK).
- What is the plural of fistful?
- The plural of fistful is fistfuls.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: fistful (page history and authors); मुश्त (Hindi) (page history and authors); fistful (Urdu Wiktionary) (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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