Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

noseful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nose-ful
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

As much (of a scent etc.) as can be taken into one's nose; a sniff.

Example Sentences

"At last he did what I wanted: I stood so close I could snuff up nosefuls of his musty smell, and he snipped the curls from my head one by one."

Etymology

From nose + -ful.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: nose

Inflected Forms

nosefuls (plural)

Questions

What does noseful mean?: As much (of a scent etc.) as can be taken into one's nose; a sniff.
Where does noseful come from?: From nose + -ful.

How to pronounce noseful

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