fuller
Syllables: full·erUK/ˈfʊ.lə//ˈfʊ.ləɹ/
fuller is the comparative form of full.
Noun (2)
fuller (plural fullers)
Meaning of full
Adjective
full (comparative fuller or more full, superlative fullest or most full)
- Containing the maximum possible amount that can fit in the space available.
- The jugs were full to the point of overflowing.
- Synonyms:
- abounding, brimful, bursting, chock-a-block, chock-full, full up, full to bursting, full to overflowing, jam full, jammed
- Complete; with nothing omitted.
- Our book gives full treatment to the subject of angling.
- Surjective as a map of morphisms
- Including all morphisms. Formally: Such that for every pairs of objects (X, Y) in S, the hom-sets operatorname Hom_S(X,Y) and operatorname Hom_C(X,Y) are equal.
- Total, entire.
- 'Twas early June, the new grass was flourishing everywheres, the posies in the yard—peonies and such—in full bloom, the sun was shining, and the water of the bay was blue, with light green streaks where the shoal showed.1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter I, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC
- Completely empowered, authorized or qualified (in some role); not limited.
- full member
Noun (1)
fuller (plural fullers)
- One who fulls cloth.
- Near-synonyms: feltmaker, felter
Verb
fuller (third-person singular simple present fullers, present participle fullering, simple past and past participle fullered)
Proper noun capitalized: Fuller
Fuller
- A surname originating as an occupation, originally for someone who fulls cloth.
- Tom Fuller has lived in La Conchita for more than three decades. He raised two children here and says not even a permanent evacuation warning would force him to leave.2026 January 28, Gianella Ghiglino, “'It's excessive': La Conchita residents react to year-round evacuation warning”, in KSBY, archived from the original on 29 Jan 2026
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- An unincorporated community in Crawford County, Kansas.
- A former community in Augusta Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan.
- An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania.
Synonyms of fuller
Forms of fuller
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | fullers |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | fullers |
| present participle | fullering |
| past participle | fullered |
| past | fullered |
Origin of fuller
From full.
Inherited from Middle English fullere, from Old English fullere, from Latin fullō (“fuller”) + -ere; equivalent to full (“to densen cloth”) + -er.
Unknown.
Words formed from fuller
Phrases with fuller
Words that rhyme with fuller
Questions about fuller
- What does fuller mean?
- Fuller means one who fulls cloth.
- What is fuller the comparative form of?
- Fuller is the comparative form of full.
- What part of speech is fuller?
- Fuller can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce fuller?
- Fuller is pronounced /ˈfʊ.lə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of fuller?
- The plural of fuller is fullers.
Words near fuller in the dictionary
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