-ful
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Old English meaning "full of".
Pronunciation [edit]
Suffix [edit]
-ful
- Used to form adjectives from nouns. An adjective derived by this suffix implies a thorough and certain possession of the quality of that noun, not a metaphorical fullness with it by degree or quantity. One who is wakeful is fully awake, not frequently waking; what is changeful is uncertain, not transformed; what is harmful may do a single and a mild injury.
- Used to form nouns from nouns meaning “as much as can be held by what is denoted by the noun”
Antonyms [edit]
Derived terms [edit]
having the quality of the noun
Old English [edit]
Suffix [edit]
-ful
- full of
