Ful Definition

fo͝ol
noun
Any of various Egyptian dishes made from broad beans that are simmered until tender and then mashed.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
suffix
Full of.
Playful.
American Heritage
Characterized by; resembling.
Masterful.
American Heritage
Tending, given, or able to.
Useful.
American Heritage
A quantity that fills.
Armful.
American Heritage
affix
Full of, characterized by, having.
Joyful, painful.
Webster's New World
Having the qualities of.
Masterful.
Webster's New World
Having the ability or tendency to, apt to.
Helpful, forgetful.
Webster's New World
The quantity that fills or would fill.
Webster's New World

Origin of Ful

  • Middle English from Old English from full full full1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Arabic fūl broad beans from Aramaic pōlā broad bean pwl

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • ME < OE < full, full

    From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition

Ful Sentence Examples

  • They argued that it would be much more difficult to carry out a success ful coup d'etat when the good-natured, confiding emperor had been succeeded by his more suspicious and energetic daughter.

  • Provincial Boundaries Railways ful campaign abroad for the destruction of the Austrian Monarchy and the attainment of Czechoslovak independence.

  • John balormy y es his name, a man of ful gud fame."

  • The wavering is caused by the absence of accent on FUL, for she pronounces FULL correctly.

  • The only way of filling up the gaps in the population of the ravaged land was to invite foreign immigrants of a superior class, chapmen and handicraftsmen, not only given to peace ful pursuits and accustomed to law and order, but Cities.

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Words Starting With

FFUFUL

Words Ending With

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