Meaning Of The Word -ful

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-ful
suffix: You use -ful to form nouns that refer to the quantity of a substance that an object contains or can contain. For example, a handful of sand is the amount of sand that you can hold in your hand.

-ful in American English
full of, characterized by, having

-ful in British English
suffix: full of or characterized by

Ful in American English
noun
suffix: a suffix meaning “full of,” “characterized by” ( shameful; beautiful; careful; thoughtful); “tending to,” “able to” (wakeful; harmful); or “as much as will fill” (spoonful)

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