English Explanatory Dictionary

apartment

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A complete domicile occupying only part of a building, especially one for rent; a flat.
  2. A suite of rooms within a domicile, designated for a specific person or persons and including a bedroom.
  3. A room within a house.
  4. A division of an enclosure that is separate from others; a compartment.
  5. A conceptual space used for separation in the threading architecture. Objects in one apartment cannot directly access those in another, but must use a proxy.

Pronunciation

/əˈpɑːt.mənt/ En-uk-apartment.ogg ə-pärt'mənt /əˈpɑɹt.mənt/ en-us-apartment.ogg

Word forms

apartment apartments APT apt.

Etymology

From French appartement, from Italian appartamento, from Spanish apartamiento (“separation, seclusion”). See apart.

Synonyms

flat unit condominium

Related words

tenement

Derived words

apartelle aparthotel apartmental apartment block apartment building apartment complex apartment hotel apartment house apartmentless apartmentlike apartmentmate apartment sit apartment-sit apartments to let apartment tower apartotel bachelor apartment basement apartment efficiency apartment garage apartment garden apartment hotel-apartment microapartment mother-in-law apartment multiapartment nanoapartment studio apartment sub-apartment
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