roomful

American  

[room-fool, room-] / ˈrum fʊl, ˈrʊm- /

noun

plural

roomfuls

1. an amount or number sufficient to fill a room.

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roomful British  

/ ˈrʊm-, ˈruːmfʊl /

noun

1. a number or quantity sufficient to fill a room

   a roomful of furniture

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Spelling

See -ful.

Etymology

Origin of roomful

First recorded in 1700–10; room + -ful

Example Sentences

“I remember a roomful of actors muttering ‘Jesus Christ’ each time they realized they had to sit through another cartoon,” Ms. Minnelli writes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

In some ways, it was just another campaign coffee: Los Angeles mayoral candidate Austin Beutner in a roomful of voters talking about his career and life accomplishments.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026

A roomful of fans now have a story to tell about the night.

From Slate • Jun. 30, 2025

He likens the effect of these chemicals on water-born bacteria to offering hungry humans a roomful of fattening fast food.

From BBC • May 10, 2025

But she told him that was silly, why sit in the middle of a roomful of people speaking a language he doesn’t understand when there was still more of the city he could see?

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri