headful

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noun

An amount of information, emotion, etc. present in the mind.

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Meanings

headful1

nounheadful (plural headfuls or headsful)

plural headfuls · plural headsful

  1. An amount of information, emotion, etc. present in the mind.

    The headful of stories you gather over a lifetime lets you refold the time and space of your history into meaningful, tellable patterns.

    1994, National Storytelling Association (U.S.), Sheila Dailey, Tales as tools: the power of story in the classroom (page 15)

headful2

adjectiveheadful (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyThat fills the head of a phage

Origin

headful · noun

From head + -ful.

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headful · adjective

From head + -ful.

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APA

headful. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headful

MLA

“headful.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headful. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “headful,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headful.

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