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skyful

skyful noun: as much as a sky will hold.

Noun

skyful (plural skyfuls or skiesful)

  1. As much as a sky will hold.
    • From this chaotic skyful of crowding flakes the mead and moor momentarily received additional clothing, only to appear momentarily more naked thereby.1874, Thomas Hardy, Far From The Madding Crowd
    • The Queen of the Night is backlighted by a skyful of starry dots.2007 April 11, Bernard Holland, “The Flute Is Awfully Nice, Tamino, but Check Out That Astral Sketchbook”, in New York Times

Forms of skyful

pluralskyfuls
pluralskiesful

Origin of skyful

From sky + -ful.

Questions about skyful

What does skyful mean?
Skyful means as much as a sky will hold.
What part of speech is skyful?
Skyful is a noun.
What is the plural of skyful?
The plural of skyful is skyfuls.

Words near skyful in the dictionary

  1. skyfish
  2. skyfishes
  3. skyflower
  4. skyflowers
  5. skyfs
  6. skyful
  7. skyfuls
  8. skygazer
  9. skygazers
  10. skygazing
  11. skyglow

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