roomful

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noun

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

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Meanings

roomful1

nounroomful (plural roomfuls or roomsful)

plural roomfuls · plural roomsful

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

    Bengston doing a roomful of painting is like Joe Willie Namath doing a gameful of curl patterns, Jason Robards doing an eveningful of O'Neill, Tina Turner doing a concertful of. . . . and so on.

    1974, Artforum, volume 13, numbers 4-10, page 35
  2. The people in a room, considered as a group.

roomful2

adjectiveroomful (comparative more roomful, superlative most roomful)

comparative more roomful · superlative most roomful

  1. Abounding with room or rooms; roomy.

    A roomful house.

    1612, John Donne, Of the Progress of the Soul—The Second Anniversery

Origin

roomful · noun

From room + -ful.

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roomful · adjective

From room + -ful.

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Translations

Irish lán seomra
  • lán seomrathe amount that a room can hold
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APA

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MLA

“roomful.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roomful. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “roomful,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roomful.

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