Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

centuryful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cen-tu-ry-ful
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An amount that arises from or occurs over the course of a century.

Example Sentences

"Besides, here 's a chance to take in three centuryfuls of history at a gulp, already canned."
"It is obvious that a whole centuryful of people cannot really be either "right" or "wrong.""
"One moment, then, Mozart wrote such great music that his own age would have none of it; the next moment he achieved this greatness through being one of a centuryful of busily and profitably and successfully employed composers."
"A centuryful of the town's past life is piled up and squeezed into it."
"Treat yourself to a centuryful of fascination."

Etymology

From century + -ful.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: century

Inflected Forms

centuryfuls (plural)

Questions

What does centuryful mean?: An amount that arises from or occurs over the course of a century.
Where does centuryful come from?: From century + -ful.

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