Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sofaful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: so-fa-ful
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Enough to fill a sofa.

Example Sentences

"Zora, with a sofaful of railway time tables and ocean-steamer handbooks, sought his counsel as to a voyage round the world which she had in contemplation;[…]"
"It suggests a prim aunt playing “proverbs” with a sofaful of priggish little nieces, and is a studied insult to cards and chess."
"Toss our Lazyback sofa pillows anywhere![…]Buy a sofaful of them, for comfort!"
"Today’s only guests were the governor’s aide, Lord Lumley, two other government representatives and a sofaful of foreign correspondents."
"Scatter these colorful pillows in every room, buy several extras for your porch chairs, too![…]Come in and pick up a sofaful while they last at this one low price."
"A SOFAFUL OF CHERUBS throws admiring looks at Elvis."

Etymology

From sofa + -ful.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: sofa

Inflected Forms

sofa-ful (alternative)

Questions

What does sofaful mean?: Enough to fill a sofa.
Where does sofaful come from?: From sofa + -ful.

How to pronounce sofaful

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