Lifeful
adj, adv, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A quantity that fills a lifetime.
"There seems to be an enormous waste of human goodness, while we have at the same time so little of it that we cannot afford, if we only knew our true interests, to lose a single lifeful."
- 1 Bestowing life; enlivening.
"Her gentle hart […] Began some smacke of comfort new to tast, / Like lyfull heat to nummed senses brought […]."
- 2 Full of vitality; lively and exuberant.
"Instead of the olden spirit of enterprise, the city seemed to be the home of inertness—one grey and great temple of lassitude. Except the few money-getting American merchants who sojourned there, the only lifeful creatures to be met with are the myriads of insects that swarm in every house, as I found, to my great discomfort, on my second visit; not remaining sufficiently long on my first, to acquire a knowledge of their numbers and strength."
- 3 Characteristic of life and living things.
"Pupils are interested most in a variety of literary forms which consist of poetry and literature of a humorous and exciting nature, involving lifeful experiences."
- 1 In a lifeful manner; full of life.
"A colour grew / Upon his cheek, while thus he lifeful spake."
Example
More examples"Her gentle hart […] Began some smacke of comfort new to tast, / Like lyfull heat to nummed senses brought […]."
Etymology
From life + -ful.
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