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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bellyful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.40 in modern English

Syllables
bel-ly-ful
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Enough to fill one's belly; a large portion of food eaten.

noun

An undesirably large quantity of something.

Informal

Example Sentences

Etymology

From belly + -ful.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

bellyfuls (plural) belliesful (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

bellyload

Questions

What does bellyful mean?
Enough to fill one's belly; a large portion of food eaten.
Where does bellyful come from?
From belly + -ful.

How to pronounce bellyful

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