Definitions for handfulˈhænd fʊl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
hand•fulˈhænd fʊl(n.)(pl.)-fuls.
the quantity or amount that the hand can hold.
a small amount or quantity.
Informal. a person or thing that is as much as one can manage or control.
Category: Informal
Origin of handful:
bef. 900
Princeton's WordNet
handful, smattering(noun)
a small number or amount
"only a handful of responses were received"
handful, fistful(noun)
the quantity that can be held in the hand
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
handful(noun)ˈhænd fʊl
the amount held in one hand
a handful of candy
Wiktionary
handful(Noun)
As much as the hand will grasp or contain. - Joseph Addison
handful(Noun)
A hand's breadth; four inches.
Knap the tongs together about a handful from the bottom. - Francis Bacon
handful(Noun)
A small quantity, usually approximately equal to five, the number of fingers on a hand.
This handful of men were tied to very hard duty. - Fuller
handful(Noun)
Something which can only be managed with difficulty.
Those twins are a real handful to look after.
Webster Dictionary
Handful(noun)
as much as the hand will grasp or contain
Handful(noun)
a hand's breadth; four inches
Handful(noun)
a small quantity
Translations for handful
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- hand volAfrikaans
- حَفْنَهArabic
- шепаBulgarian
- mão cheiaPortuguese (BR)
- hrstCzech
- die HandvollGerman
- håndfuldDanish
- χούφταGreek
- puñadoSpanish
- peotäisEstonian
- يك مشت پرFarsi
- kourallinenFinnish
- poignéeFrench
- חוֹפֶןHebrew
- मुट्ठी भरHindi
- (puna)šaka necegaCroatian
- (tele) maréknyiHungarian
- merepotkanIndonesian
- handfylliIcelandic
- manciata, pugnoItalian
- ひとつかみJapanese
- 한 움큼Korean
- saujaLithuanian
- riekšava; saujaLatvian
- segenggamMalay
- handvolDutch
- håndfull, neveNorwegian
- garśćPolish
- يك مشت پرPersian
- لپه ، يوموټPashto
- mancheiaPortuguese
- o mână deRomanian
- пригоршняRussian
- hrsťSlovak
- peščicaSlovenian
- punašakaSerbian
- näveSwedish
- หนึ่งกำมือThai
- avuç (dolusu)Turkish
- 一把Chinese (Trad.)
- пригорща, жменяUkrainian
- جتنا ہاتھ میں سما سکےUrdu
- một nắmVietnamese
- 一把Chinese (Simp.)
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