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apartment

a·part·ment
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uh-pahrt-muh nt]
    • /əˈpɑrt mənt/
    • /əˈpɑːtmənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-pahrt-muh nt]
    • /əˈpɑrt mənt/

Definitions of apartment word

  • countable noun apartment An apartment is a set of rooms for living in, usually on one floor of a large building. 3
  • noun plural apartment The apartments of an important person such as a king, queen, or president are a set of large rooms which are used by them. 3
  • noun apartment any room in a building, usually one of several forming a suite, esp one that is spacious and well furnished and used as living accommodation, offices, etc 3
  • noun apartment (as modifier) 3
  • noun apartment a room or suite of rooms to live in; esp., one suite in an apartment house 3
  • noun apartment an apartment house 3
See all 18 definitions of apartment

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Origin of apartment

First appearance:

before 1635
One of the 43% oldest English words
1635-45; < French appartement < Italian appartamento, equivalent to apparta(re) to separate, divide (verbal derivative of a parte apart, to one side) + -mento -ment

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Parts of speech for Apartment

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Apartment

apartment popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for apartment

noun apartment

  • flat — horizontally level: a flat roof.
  • residence — the place, especially the house, in which a person lives or resides; dwelling place; home: Their residence is in New York City.
  • cave — A cave is a large hole in the side of a cliff or hill, or one that is under the ground.
  • suite — a number of things forming a series or set.
  • accommodation — Accommodation is used to refer to buildings or rooms where people live or stay.
All 25 Synonyms of apartment

Top questions with apartment

  • what is a studio apartment?

Related words

  • garden apartment

    an apartment on the ground floor of an apartment building having direct access to a backyard or garden.

  • studio apartment

    an apartment consisting of one main room, a kitchen or kitchenette, and a bathroom. Compare efficiency apartment.

  • maisonette

    a small house, especially one connected to a large apartment building.

  • rent

    an opening made by rending or tearing; slit; fissure.

  • apartment house

    a building containing a number of residential apartments.

  • camp

    A camp is a collection of huts and other buildings that is provided for a particular group of people, such as refugees, prisoners, or soldiers, as a place to live or stay.
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