Handful Definition
hăndfo͝ol
handfuls
noun
handfuls
As much or as many as the hand will hold.
Webster's New World
A relatively small number or amount.
A mere handful of people.
Webster's New World
As much as one is able to manage; someone or something hard to manage.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- smattering
- fistful
- a small quantity
- a sprinkling
- a-little
- some
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Other Word Forms of Handful
Noun
Singular:
handful
Plural:
handfuls, handsfulOrigin of Handful
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From Middle English, from Old English handful (“handful”), from Proto-Germanic *handfullą, *handfullō, *handfulljô (“handful”), from Proto-Germanic *handuz (“hand”), *fullaz (“full”), equivalent to hand + full (“fullness, plenty”). Cognate with West Frisian hânfol (“handful”), Dutch handvol (“handful”), Danish håndfuld (“handful”), Swedish handfull (“handfull”), Icelandic handfylli (“handful”).
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