Synonyms for handful
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The amount that a hand will grasp or contain.
Related words
- Word family
- hand-hold
Forms
- Plural
- handfuls → couples, fistfuls, smatterings, littles…
Example sentences
- smattering Yanni spoke Arabic with a smattering of Berber.
- fistful They robbed a stage coach for a fistful of dollars.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| handful | rising | |
| smattering | rising | |
| fistful | rising | |
| handbreadth | rising | |
| handsbreadth | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- bit1
- 6 letters
- little2, couple2
- 7 letters
- fistful2, maniple
- 10 letters
- smattering3
- 11 letters
- handbreadth
- 12 letters
- handsbreadth
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (little2 = 2 syllables).