Meanings
adjectiverainful (comparative more rainful, superlative most rainful)
comparative more rainful · superlative most rainful
- rareFull of rain.
Gain of rain was also seen as the fluid of germination from the cosmic foetus in the form of the rainful cloud.
2000, Sadashiv Ambadas Dange, Images from Vedic Hymns and Rituals, page xiii1 more example
He knew he had joined the underground to give a meaning to his last days on earth, only to culminate in this rainful night, bleeding to death.
1995, Carlos Bulosan, Epifanio San Juan, The Cry and the Dedication, page 284
Origin
From rain + -ful. Cognate with Danish regnfuld, Norwegian regnfull.
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APA
rainful. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rainful
MLA
“rainful.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rainful. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rainful,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rainful.
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