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glassful

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /ˈɡlæsfəl/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɡlɑːsfəl/

1

noun

Meaning 1

The amount that a glass will hold.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the quantity a glass will hold

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: glass

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: containerful

History

Etymology

From Middle English glas fulle, glasseful; equivalent to glass + -ful.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: чаша (čaša) — amount that a glass will hold
  • Finnish: lasillinen — amount that a glass will hold
  • Finnish: juomalasillinen — amount that a glass will hold
  • French: rasade — amount that a glass will hold
  • Ido: glasedo — amount that a glass will hold
  • Irish: lán gloine — amount that a glass will hold
  • Macedonian: ча́ша (čáša) — amount that a glass will hold
  • Norman: verraïe — amount that a glass will hold
  • Norman: vèrrée — amount that a glass will hold
  • Spanish: vaso — amount that a glass will hold
  • Welsh: gwydraid — amount that a glass will hold