Handful

Pronunciation: /ˈhændˌfʊl/

Handful (noun)

  1. a small number or amount that you can hold in one hand
  2. a person, often a child, who is difficult to control or manage

Examples

  • She added a handful of nuts to the salad.
  • A handful of people attended the meeting.

Common collocations: handful of coins, handful of seeds, handful of times, be a handful, quite a handful

Synonyms of Handful

Neutral

Informal

Antonyms of Handful

  • when referring to a large quantity