noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/ˈɑɹmˌfəl/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈɑːmfl̩/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
The amount an arm or arms can hold.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
the quantity that can be contained in the arms
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: containerful
History
Etymology
From arm + -ful (suffix forming nouns indicating as much as can be held by the noun to which it is attached).
Across languages
Translations
32 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Azerbaijani:
qucaq
— amount an arm or arms can hold
Belarusian:
бярэ́мя
(bjarémja)
— amount an arm or arms can hold
Bulgarian:
хватка
(hvatka)
— amount an arm or arms can hold
Bulgarian:
наръч
(narǎč)
— amount an arm or arms can hold
Catalan:
braçat
— amount an arm or arms can hold
Catalan:
braçada
— amount an arm or arms can hold
Chinese Mandarin:
抱
(bào)
— amount an arm or arms can hold
Chinese Mandarin:
滿懷的 /满怀的
(mǎnhuái de)
— amount an arm or arms can hold
Dutch:
armvol
— amount an arm or arms can hold
Estonian:
sületäis
— amount an arm or arms can hold
Finnish:
sylillinen
— amount an arm or arms can hold
Finnish:
sylys
— amount an arm or arms can hold
French:
brassée
— amount an arm or arms can hold
Galician:
brazada
— amount an arm or arms can hold
German:
Armvoll
— amount an arm or arms can hold
Ido:
brakiedo
— amount an arm or arms can hold
Irish:
uchtán
— amount an arm or arms can hold
Irish:
uchtóg
— amount an arm or arms can hold
Italian:
bracciata
— amount an arm or arms can hold
Mongolian:
тэвэр
(tever)
— amount an arm or arms can hold
Norman:
brachie
— amount an arm or arms can hold
Occitan:
braçat
— amount an arm or arms can hold
Polish:
naręcze
— amount an arm or arms can hold
Portuguese:
braçada
— amount an arm or arms can hold
Russian:
бере́мя
(berémja)
— amount an arm or arms can hold
Russian:
оха́пка
(oxápka)
— amount an arm or arms can hold
Scottish Gaelic:
ultach
— amount an arm or arms can hold
Lower Sorbian:
łono
— amount an arm or arms can hold
Spanish:
brazado
— amount an arm or arms can hold
Tagalog:
galawad
— amount an arm or arms can hold
Ukrainian:
обере́мок
(oberémok)
— amount an arm or arms can hold