Home › Words › C › coatfulcoatfulcoatful means the amount that a coat can hold.EtymologyFrom coat + -ful.nounThe amount that a coat can hold.e.g.“And here we walk in the house with two coatfuls and armfuls of these bulbs.” — 1981, Michael Jackson, Jessica Jackson, Bruce Jackson, Your father's not coming home any more, page 53:A quantity that is contained within a coat.e.g.“A coatful of wind is called an admiral.” — 1930, Life - Volume 96, page 8:A quantity that sits on a coat.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.hatful 67% match — The amount that will fit into a hat. vs coatful →coteful 67% match — A number sufficient to fill a cote. vs coatful →cartful 65% match — As much as a cart will hold. vs coatful →capful 65% match — The amount that will fit into a cap. vs coatful →coachful 65% match — As much as a coach will hold. vs coatful →containerful 64% match — As much as a container can hold. (Often with reference to packaged-food containers.) vs coatful →cartonful 63% match — As much as a carton will hold. vs coatful →coopful 63% match — Enough to fill a coop. vs coatful →