armful B2 Topic:Numbers & Quantity US /ˈɑɹmˌfəl/ UK /ˈɑːmfl̩/ See IPA manual Freq #61618 Meanings 1 noun The amount that you can hold in one or both arms. She carried an armful of books into the classroom. Thesaurus Word family Forms armfulsarmsful Etymology AI details From arm + -ful (suffix forming nouns indicating as much as can be held by the noun to which it is attached). Topics Numbers & Quantity External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # armful **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɑɹmˌfəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɑːmfl̩/ **Frequency rank:** 61618 ## Meanings 1. The amount that you can hold in one or both arms. ## Examples - She carried an armful of books into the classroom. ## Etymology From arm + -ful (suffix forming nouns indicating as much as can be held by the noun to which it is attached). ## AI Etymology Armful is from arm plus -ful (suffix forming nouns indicating as much as can be held by the noun to which it is attached). The suffix -ful keeps the base visible and makes an adjective meaning full of, marked by, or rich in the quality named by arm. In use as a noun, armful denotes the amount that you can hold in one or both arms. Typical contexts include “She carried an armful of books into the classroom”. The meaning stays close to the form: it applies the etymological material to the amount that you can hold in one or both arms, keeping the visible parts legible in ordinary use. ## Topics - Numbers & Quantity markdown