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apartment en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /əˈpɑːt.mənt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /əˈpɑɹt.mənt/ (General-American)
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  • ə-pärt'mənt (General-American)

Etymology

From French appartement, from Italian appartamento, from Spanish apartamiento (“separation, seclusion”), equivalent to apart + -ment. See apart and -ment.

Meanings

  1. (Australia, Canada, Philippines, US) A complete domicile occupying only part of a building, especially one for rent; a flat.
    • Calhoun, an endlessly inventive designer of experiments, built an enclosure outfitted with rat apartments and partitioned the pen into connected “neighborhoods,” creating a murid arcadia that he could observe at his leisure. 2024 September 17, Ben Goldfarb, “Book Review: How One Weird Rodent Ecologist Tried to Change the Fate of Humanity”, in Scientific American, New York, N.Y.: Springer Nature America, Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 Sep 2024:
    • apartment dwellers
    • Sitting alongside rare wine, coloured diamonds and old masters, a full-floor apartment in a pencil tower with a view of Central Park makes a fine addition to the investor's trophy cabinet. Except it is not just a trinket in a safe. It is a very large presence on the skyline for all to endure. 2019 February 5, Oliver Wainwright, “Super-tall, super-skinny, super-expensive: the 'pencil towers' of New York's super-rich”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 Nov 2023:
    • I am Jonathan. I am in apartment B4. — I am in apartment C2. 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
  2. (archaic) A suite of rooms within a domicile, designated for a specific person or persons and including a bedroom.
    • By this contrivance I got into the inmost court; and, lying down upon my side, I applied my face to the windows of the middle stories, which were left open on purpose, and discovered the most splendid apartments that can be imagined. There I saw the empress and the young princes in their several lodgings, with their chief attendants about them. 1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], “Mildendo, the Metropolis of Lilliput, Described, together with the Emperor’s Palace. […]”, in Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. […] [Gulliver’s Travels], volume I, London: […] Benj[amin] Motte, […], →OCLC, part I (A Voyage to Lilliput), page 69:
  3. A room within a house.
    • For the matter of that, it is difficult to make a nice, genteel sitting-room out of an apartment of which the principal features are a sink and a big gas stove. 1913, Marie Adelaide Belloc Lowndes, The Lodger:
  4. (obsolete) A division of an enclosure that is separate from others; a compartment.
    • 1883 April 23, Slawson v. Grand Street R. Co., 107 U.S. 649, 2 S.Ct. 663, 664, The specification described the ordinary fare-box used in street cars and omnibuses, consisting of two apartments, the one directly above the other.... [T]he passenger deposited his fare in an aperture in the top of the upper apartment. It fell upon and was arrested by a movable platform.... This platform turned on an axis acted on by a lever. When turned, the fare fell into the lower apartment, which was a receptacle for holding the fares accumulated....
  5. (qualifier:COM) 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.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
apartments Number=Plur lexicographic
apt. alternative lexicographic
APT alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

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

Descendants

アパート · อพาร์ทเมนท์ · اڤرتمن · アパートメント

Relateds

tenement

Synonyms

condominium (domicile occupying part of a building; compare with) · flat (domicile occupying part of a building) · unit (domicile occupying part of a building)

Translations (192)

gu ફ્લૅટ (domicile occupying part of a building) · ro apartament (domicile occupying part of a building) · ug يانداش ئۆيلەر (domicile occupying part of a building) · tg манзил (domicile occupying part of a building) · bn কক্ষ (domicile occupying part of a building) · crh kvartira (domicile occupying part of a building) · ru кварти́ра (domicile occupying part of a building) · nan-hbl a-phá-tò (domicile occupying part of a building) · af woonstel (domicile occupying part of a building) · az mənzil (domicile occupying part of a building) · mn байр (domicile occupying part of a building) · hsb bydlenje (domicile occupying part of a building) · tg квартира (domicile occupying part of a building) · afb شقة (domicile occupying part of a building) · ja 長屋 (domicile occupying part of a building) · gv arasane (domicile occupying part of a building) · ary برطمة (domicile occupying part of a building) · oc apartament (domicile occupying part of a building) · pt apartamento (domicile occupying part of a building) · nrf appartément (domicile occupying part of a building) · ast pisu (domicile occupying part of a building) · ur اَپارْٹْمِنْٹ (domicile occupying part of a building) · lo ຄະຣຶຫະ (domicile occupying part of a building) · ug ئىچكىرى-تاشقىرى ئۆي (domicile occupying part of a building) · eu bizitza (domicile occupying part of a building) · os фатер (domicile occupying part of a building) · lo ອາພາດເມັນ (domicile occupying part of a building) · udm квартира (domicile occupying part of a building) · eu etxebizitza (domicile occupying part of a building) · it quartierino (domicile occupying part of a building) · ajp شقة (domicile occupying part of a building) · bn কামরা (domicile occupying part of a building) · csb mieszkanié (domicile occupying part of a building) · mi wharenoho (domicile occupying part of a building) · es depa (domicile occupying part of a building) · rsk квартель (domicile occupying part of a building) · ps اپارتمان (domicile occupying part of a building) · el διαμέρισμα (domicile occupying part of a building) · he דִירָה (domicile occupying part of a building) · ca pis (domicile occupying part of a building) · tt квартир (domicile occupying part of a building) · ga seomraí cónaithe (archaic: suite of rooms within a domicile) · sh ста̑н (domicile occupying part of a building) · si අනුනිවස (domicile occupying part of a building) · fa-ira آپارْتِمان (domicile occupying part of a building) · ka საცხოვრებელი (domicile occupying part of a building) · sc apartamentu (domicile occupying part of a building) · tg хонаи истиқоматӣ (domicile occupying part of a building) · nl woning (domicile occupying part of a building) · id rumah pangsa (domicile occupying part of a building) · my တိုက်ခန်း (domicile occupying part of a building) · es apartamento (domicile occupying part of a building) · is íbúð (domicile occupying part of a building) · cs byt (domicile occupying part of a building) · nn leilegheit (domicile occupying part of a building) · el ενδιαίτημα (archaic: suite of rooms within a domicile) · io apartamento (domicile occupying part of a building) · wuu 公寓 (domicile occupying part of a building) · udm кунокуа (domicile occupying part of a building) · de Wohnung (domicile occupying part of a building) · la diaeta (archaic: suite of rooms within a domicile) · es piso (domicile occupying part of a building) · aii ܐܲܦܲܪܬܡܵܢ (domicile occupying part of a building) · id apartemen (domicile occupying part of a building) · kk квартира (domicile occupying part of a building) · am አፓርታማ (domicile occupying part of a building) · tr apartman dairesi (domicile occupying part of a building) · cv хваттер (domicile occupying part of a building) · hi फ़्लैट (domicile occupying part of a building) · lv dzīvoklis (domicile occupying part of a building) · ky квартира (domicile occupying part of a building) · uk апартаме́нт (domicile occupying part of a building) · nn promperom (domicile occupying part of a building) · ky батир (domicile occupying part of a building) · mi wharetō (domicile occupying part of a building) · gd lobhta (domicile occupying part of a building) · pdt Pensjoon (domicile occupying part of a building) · nan-hbl 公寓 (domicile occupying part of a building) · dsb bydlenje (domicile occupying part of a building) · arz شقة (domicile occupying part of a building) · ja 集合住宅 (domicile occupying part of a building) · tl apartment (domicile occupying part of a building) · ur فْلَیٹ (domicile occupying part of a building) · sa आगार (domicile occupying part of a building) · be апартамэ́нт (domicile occupying part of a building) · cmn 套間 /套间 (domicile occupying part of a building) · te అంకణము (domicile occupying part of a building) · uk кварти́ра (domicile occupying part of a building) · fi asunto (domicile occupying part of a building) · aeb برطمان (domicile occupying part of a building) · izh vatera (domicile occupying part of a building) · tg истиқоматгоҳ (domicile occupying part of a building) · ja 共同住宅 (domicile occupying part of a building) · hi अपार्टमेंट (domicile occupying part of a building) · nl flat (domicile occupying part of a building) · km ផ្ទះល្វែង (domicile occupying part of a building) · hak 公寓 (domicile occupying part of a building) · id flat (domicile occupying part of a building) · it alloggio (domicile occupying part of a building) · ms pangsapuri (domicile occupying part of a building) · sv lägenhet (domicile occupying part of a building) · ug يان ئۆي (domicile occupying part of a building) · hy բնակարան (domicile occupying part of a building) · cy fflat (domicile occupying part of a building) · es vivienda (domicile occupying part of a building) · mt appartament (domicile occupying part of a building) · sv våning (archaic: suite of rooms within a domicile) · kk пәтер (domicile occupying part of a building) · fr appartement (domicile occupying part of a building) · mr फ्लॅट (domicile occupying part of a building) · mk стан (domicile occupying part of a building) · ti ክፍሊ-ገዛ (domicile occupying part of a building) · kmr apartman (domicile occupying part of a building) · ckb ئاپارتمان (domicile occupying part of a building) · br ranndi (domicile occupying part of a building) · cmn 公寓 (domicile occupying part of a building) · fi huoneisto (archaic: suite of rooms within a domicile) · gl piso (domicile occupying part of a building) · yue 柏文 (domicile occupying part of a building) · de Appartement (domicile occupying part of a building) · za ranzlaeuz (domicile occupying part of a building) · eo ĉambraro (domicile occupying part of a building) · fi huoneisto (domicile occupying part of a building) · et korter (domicile occupying part of a building) · ru апартаме́нт (domicile occupying part of a building) · be кватэ́ра (domicile occupying part of a building) · nb leilighet (domicile occupying part of a building) · gu ઘર (domicile occupying part of a building) · pt flate f/flete (domicile occupying part of a building) · eo ĉambraro (archaic: suite of rooms within a domicile) · nl appartement (domicile occupying part of a building) · yi וווינונג (domicile occupying part of a building) · ka ოთახი (domicile occupying part of a building) · da lejlighed (domicile occupying part of a building) · ar شَقَّة (domicile occupying part of a building) · th อพาร์ทเมนท์ (domicile occupying part of a building) · ga árasán (domicile occupying part of a building) · tr daire (domicile occupying part of a building) · ary شقة (domicile occupying part of a building) · aii ܡܲܫܟܲܢܬܵܐ (domicile occupying part of a building) · sk byt (domicile occupying part of a building) · tk kwartira (domicile occupying part of a building) · bn ফ্ল্যাট (domicile occupying part of a building) · ovd lägeniet (domicile occupying part of a building) · se visti (domicile occupying part of a building) · bg апартаме́нт (domicile occupying part of a building) · it appartamento (domicile occupying part of a building) · ka აპარტამენტი (domicile occupying part of a building) · ka ბინა (domicile occupying part of a building) · af appartement (domicile occupying part of a building) · la diaeta (domicile occupying part of a building) · yi דירה (domicile occupying part of a building) · fr appartements (archaic: suite of rooms within a domicile) · yue 公寓 (domicile occupying part of a building) · ja マンション (domicile occupying part of a building) · sq apartament (domicile occupying part of a building) · ko 맨션 (domicile occupying part of a building) · eo apartamento (domicile occupying part of a building) · tt фатир (domicile occupying part of a building) · vi căn hộ (domicile occupying part of a building) · ko 아빠트 (domicile occupying part of a building) · mr अपार्ट्मेंट (domicile occupying part of a building) · gd flat (domicile occupying part of a building) · nn husvære (domicile occupying part of a building) · uz kvartira (domicile occupying part of a building) · aii ܝܵܪܝܼܥܬܵܐ (domicile occupying part of a building) · ko 아파트 (domicile occupying part of a building) · si නිවස්කඩ (domicile occupying part of a building) · ug نېرىقى ئۆي (domicile occupying part of a building) · es departamento (domicile occupying part of a building) · xal патьр (domicile occupying part of a building) · gl apartamento (domicile occupying part of a building) · yue 雅柏文 (domicile occupying part of a building) · pl mieszkanie (domicile occupying part of a building) · bg кварти́ра (domicile occupying part of a building) · lt butas (domicile occupying part of a building) · fo íbúð (domicile occupying part of a building) · kmr lojman (domicile occupying part of a building) · ms apartmen (domicile occupying part of a building) · ba фатир (domicile occupying part of a building) · mk одаи (archaic: suite of rooms within a domicile) · el διαμέρισμα (obsolete: division of an enclosure) · cmn 套房 (domicile occupying part of a building) · sh stȃn (domicile occupying part of a building) · cy rhandy (domicile occupying part of a building) · ckb شوقە (domicile occupying part of a building) · tr apartman (domicile occupying part of a building) · hu lakás (domicile occupying part of a building) · sl stanovanje (domicile occupying part of a building) · sw fleti (domicile occupying part of a building) · ms rumah pangsa (domicile occupying part of a building) · ja アパート (domicile occupying part of a building)