Home › Words › C › chinfulchinfulchinful means an amount that covers the chin.EtymologyFrom chin + -ful.nounAn amount that covers the chin.e.g.“They semi-roughed it near Dwyer, Ontario and came home with a deer, some tall tales about life in the wilds and four chinsful of whiskers.” — 1960 October 13, “Social Agenda Shrinks; Storm Windows, Leaves Take Over”, in Arlington Heights Herald, Arlington Heights, Ill.:adjHaving a noticeable chin.e.g.“The low-brow and square-face, The long Bartlett pear-face, The chinless and chinful, The grinless and sinful.” — 1924, George Shepard Chappell, A Basket of Poses, page 104:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.faceful 70% match — An amount that fills or covers the face. vs chinful →chin 67% match — The bottom of a face, (specifically) the typically jutting jawline below the mouth. vs chinful →chinned 66% match — Having some specific type of chin or number of chins. vs chinful →cheekful 66% match — A partial mouthful, enough to fill one's cheek. vs chinful →chinlike 65% match — Resembling or characteristic of a chin. vs chinful →browful 65% match — Enough to cover or fill the brow. vs chinful →chinband 63% match — A band of fabric worn around the chin. vs chinful →chinpiece 63% match — The part of a helmet or suit of armour that protects the chin. vs chinful →