brimful C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈbrɪmˌfʊl/ UK /ˈbrɪmˈfʊl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj full to the brim; completely filled His eyes were brimful of tears at the reunion. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · full to the brim;... overflowingbrimmingrepleteteemingaboundingfull ↔ Opposites emptyvoiddraineddepleted Word family Related forms brimbrimming Etymology AI details A compound of brim ('the edge or rim', Middle English brimme) + full, meaning filled up to the very edge. brimme Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # brimful **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈbrɪmˌfʊl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbrɪmˈfʊl/ ## Meanings 1. full to the brim; completely filled ## Examples - His eyes were brimful of tears at the reunion. ## Synonyms - overflowing - brimming - replete - teeming - abounding - full ## Antonyms - empty - void - drained - depleted ## Related Forms - brim - brimming ## Roots and Affixes - Root: brimme ## Etymology A compound of brim ('the edge or rim', Middle English brimme) + full, meaning filled up to the very edge. ## AI Etymology Brimful is a compound of brim ('the edge or rim', Middle English brimme) + full, meaning filled up to the very edge. In present-day use, it means full to the brim; completely filled. Related vocabulary includes brim and brimming. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown