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Meaning of earthful | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ɜːθfl̩/

Definitions

As much as the earth can or does hold or sustain.

Examples

“Then, as we reach higher than the bird to the world of quadrupeds, think what an earthful of life and feeling, of exaltation, of joy, there is in every forest, in every stream, in every tree, over every plain and every land of the globe.”
“It's not just an earthful of people, it's going to be an earthful of dull people with dull vistas.”
“With four earthfuls of people (by pre-mechanized standards), and with reasons to doubt the stability of an ecosystem modified by the drawdown method, the post-exuberant world found itself facing serious trouble.”
“And you are my summer moon's earthful of paradise”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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