Word info

half full

Adjective

Meaning

half full (not comparable)

holding about half of the full capacity

Synonym: half-filled

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Some people see the glass half full. Others see it half empty. I see a glass that's twice as big as it needs to be. George Carlin

One day, someone showed me a glass of water that was half full. And he said, "Is it half full or half empty?" So I drank the water. No more problem. Alejandro Jodorowsky

The cup of Ireland's misery has been overflowing for centuries and is not yet half full. Boyle Roche

We should recognize that on the day that we are born, our glass is half full. In America your chance to fill your glass the rest of the way up is greater than it is anyplace else on this planet. Steve King

It is a pot of water that is already half full that the world would like to help in filling to the brim. Nigerian Proverb

On flows the time, half full still the heart of mine, coffee, smoking, all is fine. Finnish Proverb

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