Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pencilful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pen-cil-ful
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The amount that can be held in a pencil (medicinal bougie).

Obsolete

noun

The amount of paint, water, ink, etc. that can be held on a paintbrush.

noun

The quantity of lead (or graphite) that fills a pencil.

noun

The amount that can be written with a pencil.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From pencil + -ful.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Questions

What does pencilful mean?
The amount that can be held in a pencil (medicinal bougie).
Where does pencilful come from?
From pencil + -ful.

How to pronounce pencilful

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