handful

n., pl., -fuls.

1. The amount that a hand can hold.
2. A small, undefined number or quantity: only a handful of people on the street.
3. Informal. One that is difficult to control or handle: The hyperactive toddler is a real handful.

adj

Definition: a small quantity, few
Antonyms: lot, mass

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IN BRIEF: A small number or a few.

A handful of pine-seed will cover mountains with the green majesty of forest. — William Sharp

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a small number or amount
  Synonym: smattering

Meaning #2: the quantity that can be held in the hand
  Synonym: fistful

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - håndfuld

Nederlands (Dutch)
handvol, lastpost

Français (French)
n. - poignée, petit nombre, (ne pas être) de tout repos, difficile à monter (un cheval), (être) épuisant (un chien)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Handvoll

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - χουφτιά, χούφτα, (καθομ.) ατίθασος, ζιζάνιο, ζόρικος, μπελαλής

Italiano (Italian)
un pugno di (quantità)

Português (Portuguese)
n. - punhado (m), pessoa (f) ou animal (m) difícil

Русский (Russian)
горсть

Español (Spanish)
n. - puñado, manojo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - handfull, besvärlig sak

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
少数, 棘手之事, 一把

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 少數, 棘手之事, 一把

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 한 움큼, 소량, 귀찮은 것, 힘에 겨운 일

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 一つかみ, 少数, 手に負えないもの, 一握り

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حفنه, قبضه, مقدار ضئيل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מלוא-היד, חופן, שובב, מעט, קשה לשלוט בו, תפקיד קשה‬

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