eveningful

eveningful

English

Etymology 1

evening +‎ -ful

Noun

eveningful (plural eveningfuls or eveningsful)

1. An amount that lasts an evening.
   • 1902, Life - Volume 40, page 546:

     There's many an hour's helpful instruction in dainty needlework, eveningsful of absorbing fiction by the great writers — dinners and luncheons, scores of them.

   • 1940, Lawrence Abbott, Approach to Music, page 205:

     And so it would be, if opera had evolved slowly, step by step, by a gradual expansion of the medieval ballad into a longer, more dramatic type of work, until it finally emerged as an eveningful of music for soloists, chorus, and accompanying instruments, suited to performance with scenery and costumes.

   • 2015, Patricia Schultz, 1,000 Places to See Before You Die:

     Of the country's more than 200 breweries, many are located in the capital, Prague. Sampling them is easy—plenty of the city's hospody (pubs) offer an eveningful of brews on tap.

   • 2019, Charlotte Bingham, Coronet Among the Weeds, page 22:

     But some people miss them – their castles I mean – they sit about and regret them and talk about their ancestors. Ancestors are hell's boring. I've had to sit through eveningfuls of them

Etymology 2

evening +‎ -ful

Adjective

eveningful (comparative more eveningful, superlative most eveningful)

1. Occurring during or designed for the evening.
   • 1938, Woman's Home Companion - Volume 65, page 12:

     He still liked the prim eveningful place, except for the Hotel La Grande.

   • 1944, House & Garden - Volumes 85-86, page 86:

     It'll be his partner for an eveningful pleasure!