roomful

noun

room·​ful ˈrüm-ˌfu̇l 

ˈru̇m-

: as much or as many as a room will hold

also : the persons or objects in a room

Examples of roomful in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Loading your audio article From a high-flying, world-class pianist to a roomful of blues legends and the return of Zorro (in a new opera), there is a lot to see and do in the Bay Area this weekend. —Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2025

There is a host of new goodies to reward us for our patience, including sculptures by the Ukrainian artist Vladimir Kanevsky and a stunning roomful of drawings by Goya, Degas, and others, too fragile for long-term display but on view through the summer, at least. —Shauna Lyon, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2025

The difference here is that director Ross knows just how much there is to mine in the faces and body language of a roomful of reform school residents awaiting punishment, or in the quiet, devastated aftermath. —Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2025

In the early days of Google Books, roomfuls of contractors turned millions of pages by hand in order to unlock the knowledge inside. —James Somers, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1671, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for roomful

• brimful
• handful
• mouthful
• spoonful
• full
• pull
• wool

Kids Definition

roomful

noun

room·​ful ˈrüm-ˌfu̇l 

ˈru̇m-

plural roomfuls

-ˌfu̇lz

or roomsful

ˈrümz-ˌfu̇l,

ˈru̇mz-

1

: as much or as many as a room will hold

2

: the persons or objects in a room