Home › Words › A › armfularmful/ˈɑɹmˌfəl/armful means the amount an arm or arms can hold.armful is pronounced /ˈɑɹmˌfəl/.EtymologyFrom arm + -ful (suffix forming nouns indicating as much as can be held by the noun to which it is attached).nounThe amount an arm or arms can hold.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.armload 72% match — As much as can be carried with one, or a pair, of arms vs armful →arms 61% match — Weaponry, weapons. vs armful →arm 61% match — The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand. vs armful →armedness 61% match — The state or quality of having a particular type of or number of arms. vs armful →armrack 61% match — A frame, generally vertical, for holding small arms. vs armful →armlong 60% match — As long as a person's arm. vs armful →elbowful 60% match — As much as can be held in the crook of one's elbow. vs armful →armless 60% match — Having no arms. vs armful →