full, complete, plenary, replete mean containing all that is wanted or needed or possible. full implies the presence or inclusion of everything that is wanted or required by something or that can be held, contained, or attained by it.
of the maximum size, amount, extent, volume, etc.: a full load of five tons; to receive full pay. Clothing (of garments, drapery, etc.) wide, ample, or having ample folds.
Filled implies that something has been added to capacity, while full suggests that something is at maximum capacity without any room for additional items. For example, a glass can be filled with water up to the brim, but it is only considered full when it cannot hold any more liquid.
Now usually hyphenated (e.g., bowl-full instead of bowlfull), though both the spelling -ful and spaced compounds with full are more common (e.g., bowl full); however, the plural is rarely formed by suffixing -s instead of pluralizing the noun when spaced (e.g., bowl fulls versus bowls full), unlike with -full (bowl-fulls / bowlfulls or bowls ...
Full is a synonym of whole. As adjectives the difference between whole and full is that whole is entire while full is containing the maximum possible amount of that which can fit in the space available. As adverbs the difference between whole and full
Define full. full synonyms, full pronunciation, full translation, English dictionary definition of full. adj. full·er , full·est 1. Containing all that is normal or possible: a full pail.
