roomfuln.

Brit.

/ˈruːmfʊl/,

/ˈrʊmfʊl/, U.S.

/ˈrumˌfʊl/,

/ˈrʊmˌfʊl/

Forms: see room n.¹ and int. and -ful suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: room n.¹, -ful suffix.

Etymology: < room n.¹ + -ful suffix. Compare earlier (in different sense) roomful adj.

As much or as many as a room will contain.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > amount defined by capacity > [noun] > amount that fills a building > specific parts

roomful1673

pitful1841

windowful1845

yardful1860

shop windowful1869

hall-full1883

galleryful1885

1673 Char. Coffee-house 4 He made a whole Roomful of Fops, as wise as himself, spend above two hours in searching the Map for Aristocracy and Democracy.

1710 J. Swift Examiner No. 25. ⁋8 Where it is a Man's Business to entertain a whole Room-full, it is unmannerly to apply himself to a particular Person.

1772 B. Franklin Let. 3 Nov. in Wks. (1887) IV. 537 [Of books] I brought none with me, and have now a roomful.

1841 R. Browning Pippa Passes ii, in Bells & Pomegranates No. I 8/1 This room-full of rough block-work.

1849 W. M. Thackeray Pendennis (1850) I. xxvi. 247 One day he went to the Hall, and there was a room-full of visitors.

1884 ‘E. Lyall’ We Two II. x. 225 She..had to serve her roomful of enemies.

1937 Life 1 Nov. 95/3 (caption) A roomful of cats was called for by Samuel Goldwyn to make a comedy scene in his Goldwyn Follies.

2006 A. Kuczynski Beauty Junkies i. 10 An entire roomful of women sipping white wine spritzers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

roomfuladj.

Brit.

/ˈruːmfʊl/,

/ˈrʊmfʊl/, U.S.

/ˈrumˌfʊl/,

/ˈrʊmˌfʊl/

Forms: see room n.¹ and int. and -ful suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: room n.¹, -ful suffix.

Etymology: < room n.¹ + -ful suffix. Compare earlier roomsome adj., roomy adj., room adj., and roomthy adj. Compare also roomly adj.²

rare.

Capacious, ample, roomy.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > [adjective] > roomy

roomeOE

largec1230

spaciousa1382

ample1483

commodious1540

roomy1549

roomthy1578

roomsome1581

roomful1588

roomthsome1599

spacy1602

amplitudinous1904

spaceful1906

1588 J. Harvey Discoursiue Probl. conc. Prophesies 127 Doth not Florence florish still? Or is not Rome roomeful euen at this instant?

a1631 J. Donne Progresse of Soule xxxiv, in Poems (1633) 18 Now in a roomefull house this Soule doth float.

1892 S. A. Brooke Hist. Early Eng. Lit. II. xvi. 85 He reared aloft the Firmament and this roomful land stablished.

1912 J. Miller in Sunset Apr. 486 What roomful sea? What restful sail?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	roomful
释义	roomfuln. Brit. /ˈruːmfʊl/, /ˈrʊmfʊl/, U.S. /ˈrumˌfʊl/, /ˈrʊmˌfʊl/ Forms: see room n.¹ and int. and -ful suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: room n.¹, -ful suffix. Etymology: < room n.¹ + -ful suffix. Compare earlier (in different sense) roomful adj. As much or as many as a room will contain. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > amount defined by capacity > [noun] > amount that fills a building > specific parts roomful1673 pitful1841 windowful1845 yardful1860 shop windowful1869 hall-full1883 galleryful1885 1673 Char. Coffee-house 4 He made a whole Roomful of Fops, as wise as himself, spend above two hours in searching the Map for Aristocracy and Democracy. 1710 J. Swift Examiner No. 25. ⁋8 Where it is a Man's Business to entertain a whole Room-full, it is unmannerly to apply himself to a particular Person. 1772 B. Franklin Let. 3 Nov. in Wks. (1887) IV. 537 [Of books] I brought none with me, and have now a roomful. 1841 R. Browning Pippa Passes ii, in Bells & Pomegranates No. I 8/1 This room-full of rough block-work. 1849 W. M. Thackeray Pendennis (1850) I. xxvi. 247 One day he went to the Hall, and there was a room-full of visitors. 1884 ‘E. Lyall’ We Two II. x. 225 She..had to serve her roomful of enemies. 1937 Life 1 Nov. 95/3 (caption) A roomful of cats was called for by Samuel Goldwyn to make a comedy scene in his Goldwyn Follies. 2006 A. Kuczynski Beauty Junkies i. 10 An entire roomful of women sipping white wine spritzers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). roomfuladj. Brit. /ˈruːmfʊl/, /ˈrʊmfʊl/, U.S. /ˈrumˌfʊl/, /ˈrʊmˌfʊl/ Forms: see room n.¹ and int. and -ful suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: room n.¹, -ful suffix. Etymology: < room n.¹ + -ful suffix. Compare earlier roomsome adj., roomy adj., room adj., and roomthy adj. Compare also roomly adj.² rare. Capacious, ample, roomy. ΘΚΠ the world > space > [adjective] > roomy roomeOE largec1230 spaciousa1382 ample1483 commodious1540 roomy1549 roomthy1578 roomsome1581 roomful1588 roomthsome1599 spacy1602 amplitudinous1904 spaceful1906 1588 J. Harvey Discoursiue Probl. conc. Prophesies 127 Doth not Florence florish still? Or is not Rome roomeful euen at this instant? a1631 J. Donne Progresse of Soule xxxiv, in Poems (1633) 18 Now in a roomefull house this Soule doth float. 1892 S. A. Brooke Hist. Early Eng. Lit. II. xvi. 85 He reared aloft the Firmament and this roomful land stablished. 1912 J. Miller in Sunset Apr. 486 What roomful sea? What restful sail? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1673adj.1588
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