chairful
chairful noun: a person (of a particular quality) that sits in a chair. Also the pronunciation spelling of cheerful.
Noun
chairful (plural chairfuls or chairsful)
- A person (of a particular quality) that sits in a chair.
- Then came a mixed party, that increased the audience to twelve chairsful, and in the few moments that followed there was such a steady procession of boys and girls, that Tom literally had his hands full.1886 October 21, John Habberton, “Tom Meredith’s Tableaux”, in The Youth’s Companion, volume LIX, number 42, Boston, Mass.: Perry Mason & Co., page 394
- There will be no chairful of girlishness reading Bertha M. Clay, nor a rockerful of grandma knitting, nor a stoolful of big sister strumming " Forgotten."1929, Munsey's Magazine - Volume 96, page 436
- A quantity that fills a chair.
- Garth, the collie, lay between them before the fire, his amber eyes only half-closed, except when in dreams he fought again his old battles ; and a chairful of cats and kittens slumbered peacefully.1936, Florence Robertson Cameron, Told in Furthest Hebrides
- My mother carded her own rolls and laid them across a chair till they piled up almost to the top of the chair-back, then put cards aside and spun the whole chairful of rolls.1942, William Edward Cox, Southern Sidelights, page 37
Adjective
chairful (comparative more chairful, superlative most chairful)
- Chairlike or involving chairs.
- "Good seating is essential to good health" said Doctor ERCOLion. "And for every seating eventuality Ercol have an effective prescription of the utmost chairful charm.1965, The Hospital and Health Services Review - Volume 61, page xv
- The most chairful of chairs are to be found in the smoking-rooms of clubs.1972, To-day - Volumes 5-7, page 15
Also used as
chairful is also the pronunciation spelling of cheerful.
Examples of chairful in a sentence
- Whether you're talking to a chairful, a roomful or a nation full of people, the principles of human communication are the same.1968, Briton Hadden, Time - Volume 91, page 149:
- Bialik pointed at him and murmured in my ear: "A chairful of Jew."1977, Maurice Samuel, The Worlds of Maurice Samuel: Selected Writings, page 222:
- If you practice in an exclusive area and have chairfuls of well-healed clients, this axiom probably does not apply.1981, Aldon J. Hilton, Winning the dental insurance game: operations manual, page 110:
- A chairful of hot blonde had taken up residence, and over her giggles and squeals, Neil made sure to catch Sophia's eye.2014, Alice Clayton, Rusty Nailed, →ISBN, page 90:
Forms of chairful
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | chairfuls |
| plural | chairsful |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more chairful |
| superlative | most chairful |
Origin of chairful
From chair + -ful.
Questions about chairful
- What does chairful mean?
- Chairful means a person (of a particular quality) that sits in a chair.
- How do you use chairful in a sentence?
- Whether you're talking to a chairful, a roomful or a nation full of people, the principles of human communication are the same.
- What part of speech is chairful?
- Chairful can be a noun or an adjective.
- What is the plural of chairful?
- The plural of chairful is chairfuls.
Words near chairful in the dictionary
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