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brimful

brim·ful
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [brim-foo l]
    • /ˈbrɪmˈfʊl/
    • /brɪmˈfʊl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [brim-foo l]
    • /ˈbrɪmˈfʊl/

Definitions of brimful word

  • adjective brimful Someone who is brimful of an emotion or quality feels or seems full of it. An object or place that is brimful of something is full of it. 3
  • adjective brimful filled up to the brim (with) 3
  • adjective brimful full to the brim 3
  • adjective brimful full to the brim. 1
  • adjective brimful almost overflowing 1
  • noun brimful full of 1

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Origin of brimful

First appearance:

before 1520
One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1520-30; brim1 + -ful

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Parts of speech for Brimful

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

brimful popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

brimful usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for brimful

adj brimful

  • brimming — completely full with something
  • chock-full — Something that is chock-full is completely full.
  • chockablock — pulled so tight as to have the blocks touching
  • jammed — to press, squeeze, or wedge tightly between bodies or surfaces, so that motion or extrication is made difficult or impossible: The ship was jammed between two rocks.
  • loaded — bearing or having a load; full: a loaded bus.

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