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apartment Definition

apart·ment (ə pärtmənt)

noun

  1. a room or suite of rooms to live in; esp., one suite in an apartment house
  2. ☆ an apartment house

Etymology: Fr appartement < It appartamento < appartare, to separate < a, to + parte, part

adjective

of, in, or for an apartment or apartments

apartment Synonyms

apartment

n.

rooms, quarters, flat, suite, cooperative apartment, condominium apartment, penthouse, residence, home, duplex, studio, efficiency, floor-through, railroad flat, walk-up, loft, townhouse, lodgings, pied-à-terre, bed-sitter, bed-sit (both British), bachelor apartment*, digs*, bachelor pad*, pad*, co-op*, condo*.

apartment Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • situate: Also, 1 bedroom very pretty apartment situated next door.
  • furnish: Newly built, well furnished 3 bedroom apartment with a community swimming pool set in Europe's largest urbanization.
  • refurbish: A lovely, recently refurbished apartment on the ground floor of this portered block.
  • locate: Four men, their faces concealed behind ski masks, burst into the pastor's small apartment located in the church building.

Adjective modifier

  • self-catering: Self Catering Classic Apartments Ski France has always managed to find some of the best deals on self-catering apartments.
  • spacious: Spacious, stylish apartment on two floors - a ' chalet within a chalet ' , with stunning mountain views.
  • self-contained: Friendly owners live in a self-contained apartment in the basement accessed by the chalet front door.
  • furnished: It comprises a gite complex and business with four 2-bedroom, fully renovated and equipped furnished apartments with capacity to create another four units.
  • luxurious: I am available throughout the North East, particularly in Newcastle where you can also visit me in my luxurious apartment.
  • rental: TENERIFE Golf del Sur holiday rental apartment for a luxury stay in the Canaries.

Modifies a noun

  • rental: Apartment rental in Marbella with shared pool, golf nearby.. .
  • block: Parking Area The apartment block has a secure private parking area below the building.

Noun used with modifier

  • bedroom: East Wing is a two bedroom apartment which sleeps 2 - 4 persons + cot.
  • two-bedroom: Brick Street is a purpose built building with 10 two-bedroom apartments.
  • luxury: At Vivian Villa your choice could be a room, a self catering studio or a luxury apartment for four people.
  • penthouse: We tore each others clothes off in the cab on the way to her penthouse apartment in Docklands.
  • bedroomed: There is also one 2 bedroomed apartment available on the third floor.
  • duplex: The new loft suites are a must, as they resemble a small, chic duplex apartments - very urban!

Preposition: with

  • balcony: Sunny top floor apartment with balcony sleeping 1-4 on a quiet pedestrian street in the very heart of Barcelona's famous Gothic Quarter.

Preposition: for

  • rent: Looking for an apartment for rent in Jacksonville Florida?

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