Meaning

2 senses

  1. The maximum amount a container can hold.

  2. (figuratively)A large amount.

Examples

1 sentences

  1. The circus and the show are brimful of fun and laughter.

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Origin

From brim + -ful.

From brim + -ful.

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Forms

plural: brimfuls
Singularbrimful
Pluralbrimfuls

regular

Synonyms

44 synonyms
abundanceB1dealA2heapB2loadA2lotA2manyA1massB2mountainA1pileA2sightA1sumA1tonB2battalionbellyload

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
brilliantlyB2brimC2brimstoneC2brinebringA1

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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