Meanings
adjectivehalf full (not comparable)
alternative halfful
- not comparableholding about half of the full capacity
Some see the glass as half-empty, some see the glass as half-full. I see the glass as too big.
1997, George Carlin, Brain Droppings, New York: Hyperion Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 72Synonyms: half-filled, half empty
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveholding about half of the full capacity
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Bulgarian полупълен
- полупълен (polupălen)holding about half of the full capacity
Dutch halfvol, halfgevuld
- halfvolholding about half of the full capacity
- halfgevuldholding about half of the full capacity
Esperanto duonplena, duone plena
- duonplenaholding about half of the full capacity
- duone plenaholding about half of the full capacity
Finnish puolillaan, puoliksi täynnä
- puolillaanholding about half of the full capacity
- puoliksi täynnäholding about half of the full capacity
- puoliksi tyhjäholding about half of the full capacity
French à moitié plein
- à moitié pleinholding about half of the full capacity
German halb voll
- halb vollholding about half of the full capacity
Italian mezzo pieno
- mezzo pienoholding about half of the full capacity
Māori hangere
- hangereholding about half of the full capacity
Swedish halvfull
- halvfullholding about half of the full capacity
Turkish yarı dolu
- yarı doluholding about half of the full capacity
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APA
half full. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half%20full
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“half full.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half%20full. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “half full,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half%20full.
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