Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

faceful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English

Syllables: face-ful
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An amount that fills or covers the face.

Example Sentences

"Because l didn't dare take either hand off the wheel, I did get a few facefuls of snow, passing under hemlocks with especially low-drooped branches, but that was a cheap price for getting the tractor safely out."

Etymology

From face + -ful.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: face

Inflected Forms

facefuls (plural)

Questions

What does faceful mean?: An amount that fills or covers the face.
Where does faceful come from?: From face + -ful.

How to pronounce faceful

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