leafful

leafful is the alternative form of leaful.

Meaning of leaful

Adjective

leaful (comparative more leaful, superlative most leaful)

(obsolete) Full of faith; believing.
(Scotland, archaic, dialectal) Faithful.

Noun

leafful (plural leaffuls or leavesful)

The amount or measure held by a leaf.
- “And here goes too!” cried Abraham; and we both, without hesitating any longer, emptied our bowls to the bottom; and so pure and delicious was the water that we emptied half a dozen leavesful more, and never felt a bit afraid that it would hurt us;[…]1864, J[ohn] Ross Browne, “Ramble into the Interior”, in Crusoe’s Island: A Ramble in the Footsteps of Alexander Selkirk. With Sketches of Adventure in California and Washoe., New York, N.Y.: Harper...
- […]mulberries, served by leavesful, crushed with their own lusciousness;[…]1891, Laura Daintrey, “A Fallen Queen”, in Murray’s Magazine. A Home and Colonial Periodical for the General Reader., volume X, London: John Murray, […], page 607

Forms of leafful

Adjective
comparative	more leafful
superlative	most leafful
Noun
plural	leaffuls
plural	leavesful

Origin of leafful

From Middle English leful, leafful, lefful, from Old English lēaffull, ġelēafful (“believing, faithful, full of faith”), equivalent to leaf + -ful.

From leaf + -ful.

Questions about leafful

What does leafful mean?: Leafful means the amount or measure held by a leaf.
What is leafful the alternative form of?: Leafful is the alternative form of leaful.
What part of speech is leafful?: Leafful is a noun.
What is the plural of leafful?: The plural of leafful is leaffuls.

Words near leafful in the dictionary

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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