Skip to main content
bellyful

bellyful

1 4.4
A large amount of food that fills the stomach or is more than enough
  • noun
  • /ˈbɛliˌfʊl/
translation icon : plato lleno
  • I had a client, a bellyful of bourbon, and Tony's lasagna coming.

Examples

  • After a long day of hiking, I enjoyed a bellyful of warm stew that satisfied my hunger.

  • Looks like you finally got your bellyful.

  • I got a bellyful of white dog crap in me... ...and now you lay this shit on me?

  • I haven't had a bellyful in a month.

  • "G'wan, get yourself a bellyful of those leaves.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • A thousand starving kids clamoring for a bellyful of Thorn soya.

  • The picnic was a success, and everyone left with a bellyful of delicious food.

  • At the family reunion, we grilled burgers and had a bellyful of great memories and laughter.

Synonyms

full stomach
vsbellyful
5 1.0

The feeling you have after you eat enough food

refers to an amount that fills or exceeds the stomach rather than the feeling
stomachful
vsbellyful
1 5.7

An amount of food or drink that fills your belly completely

allows amounts that overfill or are more than enough
food baby
vsbellyful
  • Slang
1 7.4

A swollen stomach after eating a very large meal

refers to the actual amount that fills or exceeds the stomach rather than appearance
bellyload of
vsbellyful
  • Informal
9.7

A very large amount of food that fills your stomach

can mean a full amount or only a little extra rather than huge amounts

Antonyms

83 4.7

A very strong hunger that happens when someone has no food for a long time

A lack of skill, experience, or resources needed for a job

How Full

overfull
1 5.5
bellyful
1 4.4
stomachful
1 5.7
meal
1.0
serving
104 1.0
measly portion size
  • Informal
4.1

Surface Forms

bellyful singular
bellyfuls plural

Morphology

bellyful = belly + full (transparent) = belly + full

Direct, literal compound: 'belly' + 'full' = stomach filled; meaning is straightforward for learners.

Etymology

The word bellyful comes from belly 'stomach' and ful 'full'. It originally meant an amount of food that fills your stomach, so if you have a bellyful you have eaten enough.