teaspoonful

[ tee-spoon-fool ]

noun

, plural tea·spoon·fuls.

1. the amount a teaspoon can hold.
2. a volumetric measure equal to 1/6 fluid ounce (4.9 milliliters); 1/3 tablespoonful. : t., tsp.

Spelling Note

See -ful.

Other Words From

• half-teaspoon·ful adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of teaspoonful¹

First recorded in 1725–35; teaspoon + -ful

Example Sentences

If there are still lots of dry pieces, drizzle a little more, 1 teaspoonful at a time.

From Seattle Times

I scraped up most of it with my fingers into a little scoop Doc had given me and poured about a teaspoonful into each jar of oil in front of me.

From Literature

The pool of aspirants is too large and the quantity of jobs too small, and of those jobs only a teaspoonful are remunerative enough to pay for such things as rent.

From New York Times

I take a teaspoonful before bed, and that usually keeps any infection under control.

From Seattle Times

“This is just about the amount of a teaspoon. Less than a teaspoonful of dry anthrax in an envelope shut down the United States Senate in the fall of 2001.”

From Seattle Times