Attic

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A story or room directly below the roof of a building, especially a house.
  • n. A low wall or story above the cornice of a classical façade.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. 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.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Of or pertaining to Attica, in Greece, or to Athens, its principal city; marked by such qualities as were characteristic of the Athenians; classical; refined.
  • n.
  • n. A low story above the main order or orders of a facade, in the classical styles; -- a term introduced in the 17th century. Hence
  • n. A room or rooms behind that part of the exterior; all the rooms immediately below the roof.
  • n. An Athenian; an Athenian author.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Pertaining to Attica, or to the city or state of Athens; Athenian; marked by such qualities as were characteristic of the Athenians.
  • n. A native or an inhabitant of Attica, the territory of the ancient Athenian state, now an eparchy of the kingdom of Greece; an Athenian.
  • n. The Attic dialect; Attic Greek.
  • n. In architecture, a low story surmounting an entablature or the main cornice of a building. Also called attic story.
  • n. A room in the uppermost part of a house, immediately beneath the roof or leads; a garret.
  • n. The upper portion of the tympanic cavity of the ear.
  • n. Figuratively, a man's ‘top story’; the skull
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and Ionia
  • n. informal terms for a human head
  • n. floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
  • n. (architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof
  • adj. of or relating to Attica or its inhabitants or to the dialect spoken in Athens in classical times
  • Equivalent
    attic wit   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    ancient greek    human head    wall   
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    classical    refined    Athenian    garret    lofty    cockloft    soler    sky parlor    classic   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Adriatic    Asiatic    Charismatic    Democratic    Hanseatic    Hippocratic    Socratic    acrobatic    adriatic    aerobatic   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    garret    basement    cellar    bedroom    loft    closet    hallway    barn    parlor    storeroom