mouthful

CEFRC1

/ˈmaʊθfʊl/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An amount of food or drink that fits in the mouth.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Quite a bit.

Examples

  • A handful of soldiers is always better than a mouthful of arguments.

  • She gulped down half her tea in one mouthful.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Something difficult to pronounce or say.

  2. The amount that will fit in a mouth.

  3. A tirade of abusive language.

More examples

In context

  • I couldn't eat another mouthful.

  • “She sells sea shells” is a bit of a mouthful to say.

  • He swallowed a mouthful of sea water when he fell in.

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Antonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English mouthful, mouth-full, mouthe full, from Old English *mūþfull, from Proto-West Germanic *munþafull, equivalent to mouth + -ful. Compare Dutch mondvol (“mouthful”), German Mundvoll (“mouthful”), Danish mundfuld (“mouthful”), Swedish munfull (“mouthful”), Icelandic munnfylli (“mouthful”). Compare also West Frisian mûlfol (“mouthful”).