Meanings
nounplateful (plural platefuls or platesful)
plural platefuls · plural platesful
- The quantity contained on a plate.
Witness to this is the appointment by the Minister of Transport of an Under-Secretary who will concentrate on Channel Tunnel affairs—and Mr O. F. Gingell is evidently expected to have a plateful of work for some long time to come.
1964 June, “News and Comment: Channel Tunnel finance”, in Modern Railways, page 371
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Catalan platerada, platada
- plateradathe quantity contained on a plate
- platadathe quantity contained on a plate
Finnish lautasellinen
- lautasellinenthe quantity contained on a plate
French assiette, assiettée
- assiettethe quantity contained on a plate
- assiettéethe quantity contained on a plate
- platéethe quantity contained on a plate
Irish lán pláta
- lán plátathe quantity contained on a plate
Portuguese pratada
- pratadathe quantity contained on a plate
Welsh plataid
- plataidthe quantity contained on a plate
Cite this entry
APA
plateful. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plateful
MLA
“plateful.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plateful. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plateful,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plateful.
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