Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sleighful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sleigh-ful
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

As much as a sleigh will hold.

Example Sentences

"a sleighful of supplies"
"a sleighful of firewood"
"a sleighful of toys"
"[…] Santa (soon driving his sleighful / Of presents and candy dollies and toys / For good little animals, good girls and boys)"
"An autobiography by Mr. Gilbert, who is, in case you’re too old to know, the man responsible for the Erector set, sleighsful of educational toys, and the recently adopted American Flyer model railroad."
"By the end of December I was the delighted recipient of a sleighful of iced sugar cookies, bottles of Champagne and tiny Christmas tree ornaments (the one shaped like a bird was a regift, but still adorable)."

Etymology

From sleigh + -ful.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: sleigh

Inflected Forms

sleighfuls (plural) sleighsful (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

see at sleighload

Synonyms

sleighload

Rhymes With

playful trayful preyful swayful dismayful gayful

Questions

What does sleighful mean?: As much as a sleigh will hold.
Where does sleighful come from?: From sleigh + -ful.

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