ROOMFUL

roomful

(noun) the quantity a room will hold

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

roomful (plural roomfuls or roomsful)

The amount that a room can hold, especially the number of people that can fit into a room.

The people in a room, considered as a group.

Etymology 2

Adjective

roomful (comparative more roomful, superlative most roomful)

Abounding with room or rooms; roomy.

Source: Wiktionary


Room"ful, a.

Definition: Abounding with room or rooms; roomy. "A roomful house." [R.] Donne.

Room"ful, n.; pl. Roomfuls (.

Definition: As much or many as a room will hold; as, a roomful of men. Swift.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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