closetful

[ kloz-it-fool ]

noun

, plural clos·et·fuls.

1. an amount sufficient to fill a closet:

   a closetful of new clothes.

Spelling Note

See -ful.

Word History and Origins

Origin of closetful¹

closet + -ful

Example Sentences

Once a person holds themselves out to be an exemplar of clean Christian living, it feels like it's just a matter of time before their closetful of dark secrets comes spilling out.

From Salon

Towering Jordan Donica announces his arrival as heartthrob Lancelot with a buoyantly operatic “C’est Moi,” and costume designer Jennifer Moeller wraps Soo in a beguiling closetful of chic frocks.

From Washington Post

Even more helpful, however, was a closetful of Chanel.

From Washington Post

The charming, comic sequence in which Elliott’s mother overlooks E.T. among a closetful of stuffed animals both kidded and celebrated the character’s potential take-home commodification; Spielberg was now also in the toy business.

From New York Times

The charming, comic sequence in which Elliott’s mother overlooks E.T. among a closetful of stuffed animals both kidded and celebrated the character’s potential take-home commodification; Spielberg was now also in the toy business.

From New York Times