"momentful" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more momentful [comparative], most momentful [superlative]
Etymology: From moment + -ful. Etymology templates: {{af|en|moment|-ful|pos=adjective}} moment + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj}} momentful (comparative more momentful, superlative most momentful)
  1. Relating to or characteristic of a moment
    Sense id: en-momentful-en-adj-5SRhU9Zo
  2. Synonym of momentous Synonyms: momentous [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-momentful-en-adj-J2zqGaOI Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -ful, English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns suffixed with -ful Disambiguation of English adjectives suffixed with -ful: 27 73 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 90 6 Disambiguation of English nouns suffixed with -ful: 7 71 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: momentfuls [plural], momentsful [plural]
Etymology: moment + -ful Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|moment|ful|pos=noun}} moment + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun|s|momentsful}} momentful (plural momentfuls or momentsful)
  1. As much as can be experienced in a moment.
    Sense id: en-momentful-en-noun-5LAT4NZc
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1829, John Dunlop, Oliver Cromwell. A poem, page 77",
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