Beamful

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. A state of being filled with brightness and positivity in an uplifting manner
2. Containing or filled with bright rays that radiate outward in quantity sufficient to illuminate or brighten a space
3. Having an abundance of directed light spreading through an area, creating a vivid or shining effect

Etymology: "Beamful" is formed from "beam" plus the suffix "-ful", which means "full of" or "having much of" whatever the base word names. Here "beam" supplies the sense of a ray or shaft of light, so a beamful space is one filled with radiating light. The suffix does the same work in many other English words, such as "joyful", "hopeful" or "cupful", where it attaches to a noun to describe a quantity or abundance of it. Its meaning is clear from its parts, so the word needs little explanation beyond that.

Synonyms: radiant, bright

Antonyms: dim, dark