full

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English

Pronunciation

enPR: fo͝ol, IPA^(key): /fʊl/, [fʊɫ]
(Scotland, Northern Ireland) IPA^(key): /fʉl/
Homophone: fool (accents with FOOT-GOOSE merger or full-fool merger)
Rhymes: -ʊl

Etymology 1

From Middle English ful, from Old English full (“full”), from Proto-West Germanic *full, from Proto-Germanic *fullaz (“full”), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós (“full”).

Germanic cognates include West Frisian fol, Low German vull, Dutch vol, German voll, Danish fuld, and Norwegian and Swedish full (the latter three via Old Norse). Proto-Indo-European cognates include English plenty (via Latin, compare plēnus), Welsh llawn, Russian по́лный (pólnyj), Lithuanian pilnas, Persian (por), Sanskrit पूर्ण (pūrṇá).

See also fele and Scots fou (whence the English doublet fou (“drunk”)). For the "drunk, intoxicated" sense, compare also Swedish full and other Scandinavian languages.

Adjective

full (comparative fuller or more full, superlative fullest or most full)

Containing the maximum possible amount that can fit in the space available.
Complete; with nothing omitted.
1. (category theory, of a functor between locally small categories) Surjective as a map of morphisms
  Coordinate terms: faithful, fully faithful
2. (category theory, of a subcategory S of C) Including all morphisms. Formally: Such that for every pairs of objects (X, Y) in S, the hom-sets ${displaystyle \operatorname _(X,Y)}$ and ${displaystyle \operatorname _(X,Y)}$ are equal.
  Coordinate terms: embedding, replete, strictly full
Total, entire.
Completely empowered, authorized or qualified (in some role); not limited.
(informal) Having eaten to satisfaction, having a "full" stomach; replete.
(informal, with "of") Replete, abounding with.
(informal, of hands, chiefly in the plural) Carrying as much as possible.
(of physical features) Plump, round.
(of the moon) Having its entire face illuminated.
(of clothing) Of a size that is ample, wide, or having ample folds or pleats to be comfortable.
Having depth and body; rich.
(obsolete) Having the mind filled with ideas; stocked with knowledge; stored with information.
Having the attention, thoughts, etc., absorbed in any matter, and the feelings more or less excited by it.
Filled with emotions.
(obsolete) Impregnated; made pregnant.
(poker, postnominal) Said of the three cards of the same rank in a full house.
(chiefly Australia) Drunk, intoxicated.
- 1925, United States House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee No. 1, Charges Against William E. Baker, U.S. District Judge:
  Mr. Coniff: That is the only evidence you gave of his being intoxicated, that his hat was on the side? […] Mr. Coniff: That is the only indication you gave the committee when you were asked if the judge was full, that his hat was on the side of his head; is that right?

Synonyms

(containing the maximum possible amount): abounding, brimful, bursting, chock-a-block, chock-full, full up, full to bursting, full to overflowing, jam full, jammed, jam-packed, laden, loaded, overflowing, packed, rammed, stuffed
(complete): complete, thorough
(total): entire, total
(satisfied, in relation to eating): glutted, gorged, sated, satiate, satiated, satisfied, stuffed
(of a garment): baggy, big, large, loose, outsized, oversized, voluminous
(drunk): See Thesaurus:drunk

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “containing the maximum possible amount”): empty
(antonym(s) of “complete”): incomplete
(antonym(s) of “total”): partial
(antonym(s) of “satisfied, in relation to eating”): empty, hungry, starving
(antonym(s) of “of a garment”): close-fitting, small, tight, tight-fitting

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

→ Gulf Arabic: فُل (ful)
→ Japanese: フル

Translations

Adverb

full (not comparable)

(archaic) Fully; quite; very; thoroughly; completely; exactly; entirely.

Derived terms

full-grown
full well

Etymology 2

From Middle English fulle, fylle, fille, from Old English fyllu, fyllo (“fullness, fill, plenty”), from Proto-Germanic *fullį̄, *fulnō (“fullness, filling, overflow”), from Proto-Indo-European *plūno-, *plno- (“full”), from *pelh₁-, *pleh₁- (“to fill; full”). Cognate with German Fülle (“fullness, fill”), Icelandic fylli (“fulness, fill”). More at fill.

Noun

full (plural fulls)

Utmost measure or extent; highest state or degree; the state, position, or moment of fullness; fill.
(of the moon) The phase of the moon when its entire face is illuminated, full moon.
- a. 1622, Francis Bacon, Natural History, in The works of Francis Bacon, 1765, page 322
  It is like, that the brain of man waxeth moister and fuller upon the full of the moon: [...]
- a. 1656, Joseph Hall, Josiah Pratt (editor), Works, Volume VII: Practical Works, Revised edition, 1808 page 219,
  This earthly moon, the Church, hath her fulls and wanings, and sometimes her eclipses, while the shadow of this sinful mass hides her beauty from the world.
(gymnastics) A flip involving a complete turn in midair.
(freestyle skiing) An aerialist maneuver consisting of a backflip in conjunction and simultaneous with a complete twist.

Derived terms

(freestyle skiing):

Translations

Verb

full (third-person singular simple present fulls, present participle fulling, simple past and past participle fulled)

(of the moon) To become full or wholly illuminated.

Etymology 3

From Middle English fullen, fulwen (“to baptise”), from Old English fullian, fulwian (“to baptise”), from full- + *wīhan (later *wēon (“to make holy”)). Compare Old English fulluht, fulwiht (“baptism”).

Verb

full (third-person singular simple present fulls, present participle fulling, simple past and past participle fulled)

(transitive) To baptise.

Derived terms

fulling

Translations

Etymology 4

From Middle English fullen (“to full”), from Anglo-Norman fuller, fuler, Middle French foller, fouler, from Old French foler, fouler (“to tread, stamp, full”), from Medieval Latin fullāre, from Latin fullō (“a fuller”). Compare Old English fullian (“to full”).

Verb

full (third-person singular simple present fulls, present participle fulling, simple past and past participle fulled)

To make cloth denser and firmer by soaking, beating and pressing; to waulk or walk.
Synonyms: tuck, walk, waulk

Derived terms

Translations

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin folium (“leaf”). Compare French feuille, Spanish hoja, Italian foglio, Italian foglia (the latter from Latin folia, plural of folium). Doublet of the borrowing foli.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈfuʎ]
Rhymes: -uʎ

Noun

full m (plural fulls)

sheet of paper

Related terms

fulla

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ful/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English full.

Adjective

full (plural fulls)

(North America) full
(North America) overflowing, packed, crowded

Adverb

full

(North America) very, really
C’est full poche, ça ! ― That really sucks!

Etymology 2

From English full house.

Noun

full m (plural fulls)

(poker) full house

Italian

Etymology

From English full house.

Noun

full m (invariable)

(card games, poker) full house, boat

Middle English

Etymology 1

Adjective

full

Alternative form of ful

Etymology 2

Verb

full

Alternative form of fullen (“to full”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Danish fuld, from Old Norse fullr, from Proto-Germanic *fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós. Cognates include Swedish full, Norwegian Nynorsk full, Icelandic fullur, German voll, Dutch vol, English full, Gothic 𐍆𐌿𐌻𐌻𐍃 (fulls), Lithuanian pilnas, Old Church Slavonic плънъ (plŭnŭ), Latin plēnus, Ancient Greek πλήρης (plḗrēs) and πλέως (pléōs), Old Irish lán, and Sanskrit पूर्ण (pūrṇa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fʉl/

Adjective

full (neuter singular fullt, definite singular and plural fulle, comparative fullere, indefinite superlative fullest, definite superlative fulleste)

full (containing the maximum possible amount)
drunk

Derived terms

Related terms

fylle

References

“full” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse fullr, from Proto-Germanic *fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós. Cognates include Danish fuld, Swedish full, Icelandic fullur, German voll, Dutch vol, English full, Gothic 𐍆𐌿𐌻𐌻𐍃 (fulls), Lithuanian pilnas, Old Church Slavonic плънъ (plŭnŭ), Latin plēnus, Ancient Greek πλήρης (plḗrēs) and πλέως (pléōs), Old Irish lán, and Sanskrit पूर्ण (pūrṇa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fʊlː/

Adjective

full (neuter singular fullt, definite singular and plural fulle, comparative fullare, indefinite superlative fullast, definite superlative fullaste)

full (containing the maximum possible amount)
Glaset er fullt. ― The glass is full.
drunk
Ho drakk seg full på raudvin. ― She got drunk on red wine.
complete, total
Han har full kontroll. ― He is in total control.

Derived terms

Related terms

fylla
fylle

Descendants

Russenorsk: fol

References

“full” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /full/, [fuɫ]

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *full, from Proto-Germanic *fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós (“full”), from *pleh₁- (“to fill”).

Alternative forms

Adjective

full

full
- late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
filled
complete
entire

Declension

Derived terms

fullīċe
fyllan
fyllu

Descendants

Middle English: ful, fol, full, vol, vul
- English: full
- Scots: fou, full
- Yola: vull

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *fullą (“vessel”), from Proto-Indo-European *pēl(w)- (“a kind of vessel”). Akin to Old Saxon full (“beaker”), Old Norse full (“beaker, toast”).

Alternative forms

Noun

full n

a beaker
a cup, especially one with liquor in it

Declension

Strong a-stem:

Old Norse

Adjective

full

inflection of fullr:
1. strong feminine nominative singular
2. strong neuter nominative/accusative plural

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English full.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈful/
Rhymes: -ul
Syllabification: full

Adjective

full (not comparable, no derived adverb)

(colloquial) Alternative spelling of ful

Noun

full m inan

(colloquial) Alternative spelling of ful

Declension

Numeral

full

(colloquial) Alternative spelling of ful

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English full.

Pronunciation

Adverb

full

(slang) completely, absolutely, fully, super

Usage notes

This word is slang used almost exclusively by the youth, partially satirically (though it has come to be used in serious informal contexts).

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈful/ [ˈful]
Rhymes: -ul
Syllabification: full

Noun

full m (plural full)

(poker) full house

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse fullr, from Proto-Germanic *fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fɵl/

Adjective

full

full (containing the maximum possible amount)
drunk (intoxicated)

Declension

Synonyms

alkoholpåverkad
berusad
drucken
onykter
redlös (very drunk)
salongsberusad (tipsy)
stupfull (very drunk)
överförfriskad (too drunk)

Synonyms (colloquial or slang)

Derived terms

handfull

Related terms

fylla

References

full in Svensk ordbok (SO)
full in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
full in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

full

full

English

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Adverb

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Verb

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Verb

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Catalan

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French

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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Italian

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Middle English

Etymology 1

Adjective

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Verb

Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Old English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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Adjective

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Etymology 2

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Noun

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Old Norse

Adjective

Polish