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Webster 1913 Edition

Full

Full

(fụl)
,
Adj.
[
Com
par.
Fuller
(fụl′ẽr)
; superl.
Fullest
.]
[OE. & AS.
ful
; akin to OS.
ful
, D.
vol
, OHG.
fol
, G.
voll
, Icel.
fullr
, Sw.
full
, Dan.
fuld
, Goth.
fulls
, L.
plenus
, Gr.
πλήρης
, Skr.
pūṛna
full,
prā
to fill, also to Gr.
πολύσ
much, E.
poly-
, pref., G.
viel
, AS.
fela
. √80. Cf.
Complete
,
Fill
,
Plenary
,
Plenty
.]
1.
Filled up, having within its limits all that it can contain; supplied; not empty or vacant; – said primarily of hollow vessels, and hence of anything else;
as, a cup
full
of water; a house
full
of people.
Had the throne been
full
, their meeting would not have been regular.
Blackstone.
2.
Abundantly furnished or provided; sufficient in quantity, quality, or degree; copious; plenteous; ample; adequate;
as, a
full
meal; a
full
supply; a
full
voice; a
full
compensation; a house
full
of furniture.
3.
Not wanting in any essential quality; complete; entire; perfect; adequate;
as, a
full
narrative; a person of
full
age; a
full
stop; a
full
face; the
full
moon.
It came to pass, at the end of two
full
years, that Pharaoh
dreamed.
Gen. xii. 1.
The man commands
Like a
full
soldier.
Shakespeare
I can not
Request a
fuller
satisfaction
Than you have freely granted.
Ford.
4.
Sated; surfeited.
I am
full
of the burnt offerings of rams.
Is. i. 11.
5.
Having the mind filled with ideas; stocked with knowledge; stored with information.
Reading maketh a
full
man.
Bacon.
6.
Having the attention, thoughts, etc., absorbed in any matter, and the feelings more or less excited by it,
as, to be
full
of some project
.
Every one is
full
of the miracles done by cold baths on decayed and weak constitutions.
Locke.
7.
Filled with emotions.
The heart is so
full
that a drop overfills it.
Lowell.
8.
Impregnated; made pregnant.
[Obs.]
Ilia, the fair, . . .
full
of Mars.
Dryden.
At full
,
when full or complete.
Shak.
–
Full age
(Law)
the age at which one attains full personal rights; majority; – in England and the United States the age of 21 years.
Abbott.
–
Full and by
(Naut.)
,
sailing closehauled, having all the sails full, and lying as near the wind as poesible.
–
Full band
(Mus.)
,
a band in which all the instruments are employed.
–
Full binding
,
the binding of a book when made wholly of leather, as distinguished from half binding.
–
Full bottom
,
a kind of wig full and large at the bottom.
–
Full brother
or
Full sister
,
a brother or sister having the same parents as another.
–
Full cry
(Hunting)
,
eager chase; – said of hounds that have caught the scent, and give tongue together.
–
Full dress
,
the dress prescribed by authority or by etiquette to be worn on occasions of ceremony.
–
Full hand
(Poker)
,
three of a kind and a pair.
–
Full moon
.
(a)
The moon with its whole disk illuminated, as when opposite to the sun.
(b)
The time when the moon is full.
–
Full organ
(Mus.)
,
the organ when all or most stops are out.
–
Full score
(Mus.)
,
a score in which all the parts for voices and instruments are given.
–
Full sea
,
high water.
–
Full swing
,
free course; unrestrained liberty; “Leaving corrupt nature to . . . the full swing and freedom of its own extravagant actings.” South (
Colloq
.)
–
In full
,
at length; uncontracted; unabridged; written out in words, and not indicated by figures.
–
In full blast
.
See under
Blast
.

Full

,
Noun.
Complete measure; utmost extent; the highest state or degree.
The swan’s-down feather,
That stands upon the swell at
full
of tide.
Shakespeare
Full of the moon
,
the time of full moon.

Full

,
adv.
Quite; to the same degree; without abatement or diminution; with the whole force or effect; thoroughly; completely; exactly; entirely.
The pawn I proffer shall be
full
as good.
Dryden.
The diapason closing
full
in man.
Dryden.
Full
in the center of the sacred wood.
Addison.
Full is also prefixed to participles to express utmost extent or degree; as, full-bloomed, full-blown, full-crammed full-grown, full-laden, full -stuffed, etc. Such compounds, for the most part, are self-defining.

Full

,
Verb.
I.
To become full or wholly illuminated;
as, the moon fulls at midnight
.

Full

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Fulled
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Fulling
.]
[OE.
fullen
, OF.
fuler
,
fouler
, F.
fouler
, LL.
fullare
, fr. L.
fullo
fuller, cloth fuller, cf. Gr. [GREEK] shining, white, AS.
fullian
to whiten as a fuller, to baptize,
fullere
a fuller. Cf.
Defile
to foul,
Foil
to frustrate,
Fuller
.
Noun.
]
To thicken by moistening, heating, and pressing, as cloth; to mill; to make compact; to scour, cleanse, and thicken in a mill.

Full

,
Verb.
I.
To become fulled or thickened;
as, this material
fulls
well
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Full

FULL

, a.
1.
Replete; having within its limits all that it can contain; as a vessel full of liquor.
2.
Abounding with; having a large quantity or abundance; as a house full of furniture; life is full of cares and perplexities.
3.
Supplied; not vacant.
Had the throne been full, their meeting would not have been regular.
4.
Plump; fat; as a full body.
5.
Saturated; sated.
I am full of the burnt offerings of rams. Is. 1.
6.
Crowded, with regard to the imagination or memory.
Every one is full of the miracles done by cold baths on decayed and weak constitutions.
7.
Large; entire; not partial; that fills; as a full meal.
8.
Complete; entire; not defective or partial; as the full accomplishment of a prophecy.
9.
Complete; entire; without abatement.
It came to pass, at the end of two full years, that Pharoah dreamed - Gen 41.
10.
Containing the whole matter; expressing the whole; as a full narration or description.
11.
Strong; not faint or attenuated; loud; clear; distinct; as a full voice or sound.
12.
Mature; perfect; as a person of full age.
13.
Entire; complete; denoting the completion of a sentence; as a full stop or point.
14.
Spread to view in all dimensions; as a head drawn with a full face.
15.
Exhibiting the whole disk or surface illuminated; as the full moon.
16.
Abundant; plenteous; sufficient. We have a full supply of provisions for the year.
17.
Adequate; equal; as a full compensation or reward for labor.
18.
Well fed.
19.
Well supplied or furnished; abounding.
20.
Copious; ample. The speaker or the writer was full upon that point.
A full band, in music, is when all the voices and instruments are employed.
A full organ, is when all or most of the stops are out.

FULL

, n.
1.
Complete measure; utmost extent. this instrument answers to the full.
2.
The highest state or degree.
The swan's down feather, that stands upon the swell at full of tide -
3.
The whole; the total; in the phrase, at full.
4.
The state of satiety; as fed to the full.
The full of the moon, is the time when it presents to the spectator its whole face illuminated, as it always does when in opposition to the sun.

FULL

,
adv.
1.
Quite; to the same degree; without abatement or diminution.
The pawn I proffer shall be full as good.
2.
With the whole effect.
The diapason closing full in man.
3.
Exactly.
Full in the center of the sacred wood.
4.
Directly; as, he looked him full in the face.
It is placed before adjectives and adverbs to heighten or strengthen their signification; as full sad.
Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition. Mark 7.
Full is prefixed to other words, chiefly participles, to express utmost extent or degree.

Definition 2024

fúll

fúll

See also: full, full-, and -full

Icelandic

Adjective

fúll ‎(comparative fúlli, superlative fúlastur)

  1. foul, rotten
  2. in a foul mood, sullen

Inflection

    positive (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative fúli fúla fúla
accusative fúla fúlu fúla
dative fúla fúlu fúla
genitive fúla fúlu fúla
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative fúlu fúlu fúlu
accusative fúlu fúlu fúlu
dative fúlu fúlu fúlu
genitive fúlu fúlu fúlu
    comparative
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative fúlli fúlli fúlla
accusative fúlli fúlli fúlla
dative fúlli fúlli fúlla
genitive fúlli fúlli fúlla
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative fúlli fúlli fúlli
accusative fúlli fúlli fúlli
dative fúlli fúlli fúlli
genitive fúlli fúlli fúlli
    superlative (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative fúlastur fúlust fúlast
accusative fúlastan fúlasta fúlast
dative fúlustum fúlastri fúlustu
genitive fúlasts fúlastrar fúlasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative fúlastir fúlastar fúlust
accusative fúlasta fúlastar fúlust
dative fúlustum fúlustum fúlustum
genitive fúlastra fúlastra fúlastra

Derived terms

  • fúlmenni

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fūlaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pū- ‎(“be rotten; putrid”), *pew-. Compare Old English fūl (English foul), Old Frisian fūl, Dutch vuil, Old High German fūl (German faul), Gothic 𐍆𐌿𐌻𐌻𐍃 ‎(fulls).

Adjective

fúll

  1. foul

Descendants

  • Danish: ful
  • Faroese: fúlur
  • Icelandic: fúll
  • Norwegian: ful
  • Swedish: ful

Etymology

From Old Norse fúll, from Proto-Germanic *fūlaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pū- ‎(“be rotten; putrid”), *pew-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /futl/
    Rhymes: -utl

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