English Explanatory Dictionary

attic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally used for storage or habitation.
  2. A storey or a parapet above the cornice of a classical façade, often decorated.
  3. A person's head or brain.
adj
  1. Of or related to Attica, ancient Athens and its hinterland
  2. Synonym of Athenian, of or related to the culture of ancient Athens.
  3. Of or related to ancient Athenian architecture.
  4. Of or related to Attic Greek.
  5. Marked by the qualities traditionally considered characteristic of the ancient Athenians: classical, refined.
name
  1. Clipping of Attic Greek, the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Attica, Euboea, and the northern coast of the Aegean Sea.

Pronunciation

/ˈætɪk/ [ˈæɾɪk] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-attic.wav en-au-Attic.ogg

Word forms

attic attics more Attic most Attic

Etymology

From the practice of decorating the top storey of building facades in the Attic architectural style. From French attique, from Latin atticus, from Ancient Greek Ἀττικός (Attikós).

Synonyms

garret top floor loft upper storey Athenian of or related to the culture of ancient Athens

Related words

atelier

Derived words

attic door atticful atticky attic ladder atticless atticlike toys in the attic Attic base Attic salt Atticism Atticist Atticistic Atticize

Translations

Armenian: ատտիկյան Catalan: àtic Dutch: Attisch Esperanto: atika Finnish: attikalainen French: attique German: attisch Greek: αττικός Ancient Greek: Ἀττικός Irish: Atacach Italian: attico Japanese: アッティカの Polish: attycki Portuguese: ático Russian: атти́ческий Swedish: attisk Swedish: atensk
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