Definition
Full of darn or mending; characterized by patching or repairing worn fabric.
Etymology
From 'darn' (to mend fabric by sewing) + '-ful' suffix meaning 'full of'. The word 'darn' itself evolved from German 'dörnen' (to hide or conceal), referencing the concealment of holes through mending.
Kelly Says
This word captures a cozy, practical quality that's almost entirely obsolete—but it hints at how our ancestors viewed mending not as repair but as an art form worthy of its own adjective. It's a linguistic fossil of a time when well-darned clothes signified skill and thriftiness.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
በጣም יפה
ba-tam yi-pha
CSČeština
krásný
kra-s-ny
DADansk
fantastisk
fan-tas-tisk
DEDeutsch
wunderschön
vund-er-schoen
ELΕλληνικά
θαυμάσιο
tha-u-ma-sio
ESEspañol
hermoso
er-mo-so
FISuomi
upeasti
u-pe-as-ti
FRFrançais
magnifique
mag-ni-fi-ke
HUMagyar
csodálatos
cso-da-la-to-s
IDBahasa Indonesia
indah
in-dah
ITItaliano
meraviglioso
me-ra-vi-gli-o-so
MSBahasa Melayu
indah
in-dah
MYမြန်မာ
အလှအပြီး
a-l-h-a-pyi
NLNederlands
prachtig
pra-t-ch-tig
NONorsk
fantastisk
fan-tas-tisk
PTPortuguês
maravilhoso
ma-ra-vi-lho-so
RORomână
minunat
mi-nu-nat
RUРусский
прекрасно
pre-kras-no
SVSvenska
underbart
un-der-bart
SWKiswahili
mzuri
m-zu-ri
TAதமிழ்
மிகவும் அழகாக
mi-kam um a-zha-ga-ka
TEతెలుగు
కావలసిన
kaavalasi-na
UKУкраїнська
прекрасний
pre-kras-nyy
VITiếng Việt
tuyệt vời
tuyet-voi