closetful
- noun
- /ˈklɒzɪtfʊl/
- Lively may be a 24-year-old sylph with a closetful of Louboutins, but she can act, even if the reviewers are loath to admit it.
- a closetful of clothes
- a closetful of shoes
- a closetful of suits
Examples
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"A closetful," Harry said ruefully.
Fiction book (1998) -
The first was a young woman I worked with, who managed to turn a closetful of designer clothes into a life as the child of fabulous wealth and status, complete with weekend jetting to the mansions of celebrities.
Blog text (27) -
You have a whole closetful.
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Actually, I owned half a closetful.
Fiction book (2000) -
When I started lurking here, I got the impression that TZ, his closetful of socks, and a few other people constituted the whole blog, and that y'all corresponded via email and did the comment threads as kind of a performance piece.
Blog text (29) -
She donated a closetful of clothes to the local charity.
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After the shopping spree, his closet was filled with a closetful of new outfits.
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We found a closetful of old toys while cleaning out the attic.
Synonyms
As many people or things as can fit in a room
An amount that fills a large suitcase or a car's storage space
An amount that fills a box
An amount of things that fills a drawer
An amount of things that fills a chest
Enough items to fill a shelf
An amount that fills a rack
An amount that fills a bin
An amount that fits in a crate
An amount that a shoe can hold
How Full
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word closetful comes from closet and the part -ful, which means 'full of'. Think of cupful or handful — a closetful is simply a closet full of things, so it means the amount that fills a closet.