Meaning of brainful | Babel Free

Definitions

As much as one person can think about or hold in mind at one time.

Examples

“A heartful of desire, man's natural load, A brainful of belief, the noble's lot,—”

“My only hope is that the memory of my real friendship for each one will blot out the recollection of the brainfuls of non-essentials which they were bidden to bear about with them, at least till the day of reckoning.”

“The truly literate person knows thousands of words, often in several different languages, and has absorbed from listening and reading and seeing (for example, on TV) a whole brainful of thoughts and facts that he can recall and think about.”

“I can only usefully hold one brainful of detail at a time, and a thousand-line method contains way more than one brainful.”

“His Philosophy in Exile course was a brainful. It kicked my ass, but unlike many of my classes, it didn't waste my time.”

CEFR level