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-ful

/fʊl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.71 in modern English

Syllables
-ful
IPA
/fʊl/
6
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Used to form adjectives from nouns, with the sense of being full of, tending to, or thoroughly possessing the quality expressed by the noun.

suffix

Used to form nouns from nouns meaning “as much as can be held by what is denoted by the noun”.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós Proto-Germanic *fullaz Proto-Germanic *-fullaz Old English -ful Middle English -ful English -ful Inherited from Middle English -ful, -full, from Old English -ful, -full (“full of; -ful”), from Proto-Germanic *-fullaz (“-ful”), from Proto-Germanic *fullaz (“full”); see full. Cognate with Scots -fu, Saterland Frisian -ful (“-ful”), West Frisian -fol (“-ful”), Dutch -vol (“-ful”), German -voll (“-ful”), Swedish -full (“-ful”), Danish -fuld (“-ful”), Icelandic -fullur, -fyllur (“-ful”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -ful, *-fullaz, *fullaz, *fullō

Inflected Forms

more -ful (comparative) most -ful (superlative) -full (alternative, uncommon) ⠰⠇ (alternative) -fuls (plural) -sful (plural)

Phrases

-some

Frequently Paired Words

-some

Synonyms

-ose

Homonyms

full

Antonyms

-less

Questions

How do you pronounce -ful?
The recorded pronunciation is /fʊl/.
What does -ful mean?
Used to form adjectives from nouns, with the sense of being full of, tending to, or thoroughly possessing the quality expressed by the noun.
Where does -ful come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce -ful

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