Handful meaning

What does “handful” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“handful” is a noun with 2 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a small number or amount.

handful

noun

  1. a small number or amount

    “only a handful of responses were received”

    Synonymssmattering
  2. the quantity that can be held in the hand

    Synonymsfistful

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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