spoonful

[spoon-fool]

noun

plural

spoonfuls 

1. as much as a spoon can hold.

2. a small quantity.

spoonful

/ ˈspuːnˌfʊl /

noun

1. the amount that a spoon is able to hold

2. a small quantity

Spelling Note

See -ful.

Other Word Forms

• half-spoonful adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of spoonful¹

First recorded in 1250–1300, spoonful is from the Middle English word sponeful. See spoon, -ful

Example Sentences

Sami gives an approving nod as he tastes a spoonful.

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It would require a great deal of good luck and not one spoonful of bad, and what were the odds of that happening?

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Even at Swanburne, a birthday girl might sometimes get a spoonful of jam in her porridge.

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The insensible widow was carried off to the nearest sofa and made comfortable there, but even after the administration of smelling salts and several stimulating spoonfuls of schnapps, she could not be fully roused.

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The herbs steeped, releasing their piney, slightly peppery fragrance, alongside a spoonful of chicken bouillon, which nudged the sauce firmly into savory territory.

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