roomful

noun

room·​ful ˈrüm-ˌfu̇l How to pronounce roomful (audio)
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

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Apparently, someone decided a roomful of early arrivals at a Primus concert might be likely to enjoy another willfully eccentric bassist flexing his chops at the helm of an experimental jam band. Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 3 Aug. 2025 Thousands of people, man, all helplessly stoned, all finding themselves in a roomful of other thousands of people, none of whom any of them were afraid of. Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2025 On a rainy Sunday afternoon last summer, Dr. Sadusky was in New York City, onstage in a former Elks Lodge in Queens, leading a roomful of evangelical Christians through a slide show about gender identity. Ruth Graham, New York Times, 17 May 2024 In a stand-out scene, the detective shoots at the monster in a roomful of mirrors and only succeeds in shattering his reflections. Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for roomful

Word History

First Known Use

1671, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of roomful was in 1671

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“Roomful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roomful. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

Kids Definition

roomful

noun
room·​ful ˈrüm-ˌfu̇l How to pronounce roomful (audio)
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

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