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Definition of -ful
1. Suffix. Used to form adjectives from nouns. An adjective derived by this suffix implies a thorough and certain possession of the quality of that noun, not a metaphorical fullness with it by degree or quantity. One who is wakeful is fully awake, not frequently waking; what is changeful is uncertain, not transformed; what is harmful may do a single and a mild injury. ¹
2. Suffix. Used to form nouns from nouns meaning “as much as can be held by what is denoted by the noun” ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of -ful
| -facient -faction -ferous -fest -fier -fix -fold -ford -form -forsaken | -free -fu -fu- -fugal -ful (current term) -fung- -furter -fy -gamous -gamy | -gate -gen -genesis -genic -genin -geny -gerous -gnathous |
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