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Homefulness vs Homeful - What's the difference?

homefulness | homeful | Derived terms |

Homefulness is a derived term of homeful.


As nouns the difference between homefulness and homeful

is that homefulness is quality of being homeful while homeful is as much as a home can hold.

As an adjective homeful is

(dated) homely; cosy.

homefulness

English

Noun

(-)
  • Quality of being homeful.

    • homeful

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (dated) Homely; cosy.
  • * 1905 , Edward Payson Powell, The orchard and fruit garden
    • Let them stand in groups or groves, with walks and drives convenient to the house. A house planted like this has a homeful atmosphere, that will keep the young folks at home, and establish attachments that will not be easily broken.
  • (rare, not comparable) Having a place to live; not homeless.
  • * 1991 , Gregg Barak, Gimme shelter: a social history of homelessness in contemporary America
    • Without a meaningful place to live, the homeless are less involved and certainly less committed than the homeful and the victimizers.

    Derived terms

    * homefulness

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • As much as a home can hold.
  • * 1981 , Harry Vernon Anderson, Interior design: Volume 52
    • A homeful of music - total remote control access from any room - wireless installation - complete compatibility. These are just a few of the exciting features of the Steremote high fidelity remote control system.