Meanings
nounglassful (plural glassfuls or glassesful)
plural glassfuls · plural glassesful
- The amount that a glass will hold.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Middle Englishglas fulle
- Englishglassful
From Middle English glas fulle, glasseful; equivalent to glass + -ful.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian чаша
- чаша (čaša)amount that a glass will hold
Finnish lasillinen, juomalasillinen
- lasillinenamount that a glass will hold
- juomalasillinenamount that a glass will hold
French rasade
- rasadeamount that a glass will hold
Irish lán gloine
- lán gloineamount that a glass will hold
Spanish vaso
- vasoamount that a glass will hold
Welsh gwydraid
- gwydraidamount that a glass will hold
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APA
glassful. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glassful
MLA
“glassful.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glassful. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glassful,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glassful.
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