What is another word for bellyful?

Pronunciation: [bˈɛlɪfə͡l] (IPA)

Bellyful is a term often used to describe a state of fullness in the stomach after eating a satisfying meal. However, there are plenty of other words that can be used to express this feeling. These include satiated, sated, full, stuffed, gorged, replete, and satisfied. Each of these synonyms conveys a slightly different connotation, with some indicating a more pleasant feeling of being satisfied and others related to feeling stuffed or overindulgent. The choice of word will depend on the intention of the speaker or writer and the context in which it is being used.

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    • Noun, singular or mass
      enough.

What are the hypernyms for Bellyful?

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What are the opposite words for bellyful?

Bellyful, meaning to eat or drink to full satisfaction, has several antonyms that describe opposite meanings. The first antonym is hunger, indicating a lack of food or desire to eat. The next antonym is thirst, referring to an absence of liquid or the need to drink. Another antonym could be moderation, which suggests eating or drinking in small amounts or with restraint. Lastly, the word abstinence could also be used as an antonym, indicating a complete avoidance of food or drink altogether. These antonyms provide a clear sense of contrast to the word bellyful and can be useful in communicating different messages in speech and writing.

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Usage examples for Bellyful

Therefore preach hardly thy bellyful, But I nevertheless will declare the Pope's bull.
"A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume I."
R. Dodsley
It was the bullying, brazen swagger and the voice that traffics in filth and impudence instead of wit; and, in payment for his evening bellyful he was pouring out abuse of Cunningham that grew viler and yet viler as Cunningham came nearer and the fakir realized that his subject could not understand a word of it.
"Rung Ho!"
Talbot Mundy
The Pale spent its time tilling and fighting, and it was more sure of its bellyful of blows than of bread.
"Thomas Davis, Selections from his Prose and Poetry"
Thomas Davis Commentator: T. W. Rolleston

Famous quotes with Bellyful

  • Every man with a bellyful of the classics is an enemy to the human race.
    Henry Miller
  • A bellyful is a bellyful.
    Francois Rabelais
  • We are shut up in schools and college recitation rooms for ten or fifteen years, and come out at last with a bellyful of words and do not know a thing.
    Ralph Waldo Emerson

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