"brimful" meaning in All languages combined

See brimful on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈbɹɪmfʊl/
Etymology: From brim + -ful. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|brim#Etymology_2|ful|pos=adjective}} brim + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} brimful (not comparable)
  1. Filled to maximum capacity. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: brimfully, brimfulness, overbrimful Translations (filled to overflowing): puhapuha (Maori), puhake (Maori), pūhakehake (Maori), bretful (Middle English), дополна́ (dopolná) (Russian), до краёв (do krajóv) (Russian), bräddfull (Swedish), bräddfylld (Swedish), ăng ắc (Tày)
    Sense id: en-brimful-en-adj-vBU-A71~ Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -ful, English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, English nouns suffixed with -ful, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Middle English translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tày translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 17 8 Disambiguation of English nouns suffixed with -ful: 61 18 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 71 17 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 7 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈbɹɪmfʊl/ Forms: brimfuls [plural]
Etymology: From brim + -ful. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|brim|ful|pos=noun}} brim + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun}} brimful (plural brimfuls)
  1. The maximum amount a container can hold.
    Sense id: en-brimful-en-noun-uXBudhqc
  2. (figurative) A large amount. Tags: figuratively Synonyms: lot
    Sense id: en-brimful-en-noun-bHaDYSA0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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