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headful

headful

1 7.8
A large amount of hair or other stuff on the head
  • noun
  • /ˈhɛd.fəl/
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  • She walked into the room with a headful of beautiful, cascading waves of hair that caught everyone's attention.
  • headful of hair

Examples

  • After washing his hair, he styled it into a headful of fluffy curls that bounced with every step.

  • When the phone rang, he ran his hands through his headful of curls.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • As she entered the room, a tall, gaunt-looking man with a headful of bushy red hair, slightly stooped shoulders, and an engaging grin rose and came toward her.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • The actress appeared on stage with a headful of glossy jet-black hair, stunning the audience.

Synonyms

head of hair
vsheadful
20 2.0

All the hair that grows on the top of a person's head

is any amount that fills the skull, including substances beyond natural growth

Antonyms

baldness
18 3.2

Little or no hair on the top of the head

Surface Forms

headful singular
headfuls plural

Morphology

headful = head (transparent) = head + ful

Clearly denotes an amount that fills or covers the head, a literal application of 'head' + '-ful'.

Etymology

The word headful comes from head and the ending -ful, which means 'full of'. Imagine your head filled with hair, sand, or other things that cover it, so headful can mean an amount that fills or covers the head.