Definition of attic Attic

/æˈtɪk/ - [atik] - At•tic

We found 15 definitions of attic from 6 different sources.

What does attic mean?

Noun Plural: attics
attic - (architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof
		wall an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure; "the south wall had a small window"; "the walls were covered with pictures"
		entablature (architecture) the structure consisting of the part of a classical temple above the columns between a capital and the roof
attic - informal terms for a human head
		bean, bonce, noodle, noggin, dome
		human head the head of a human being
attic - the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and Ionia
		Ionic, Ionic dialect, Classical Greek
		ancient greek the Greek language prior to the Roman Empire
attic - floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
		loft, garret
		storey, story, level, floor a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; "he writes stories for the magazines"
		house play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults; "the children were playing house"
		cockloft a small loft or garret
Adjective Attic, atticcer, atticcest
attic - of or relating to Attica or its inhabitants or to the dialect spoken in Athens in classical times; "Attic Greek"

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attic (Noun)
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.

attic (a.)
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.
attic (a.)
A low story above the main order or orders of a facade, in the classical styles; -- a term introduced in the 17th century. Hence:
attic (a.)
A room or rooms behind that part of the exterior; all the rooms immediately below the roof.
attic (a.)
An Athenian; an Athenian author.

attic
The prestige dialect of Ancient Greek that was spoken in Attica, which includes Athens.
attic
A room at the top of a house under the roof.

attic
at′ik, adj. pertaining to Attica or to Athens: chaste, refined, elegant like the Athenians.—v.t. Att′icise, to make conformable to the language or idiom of Attica.—v.i. to use the idioms of the Athenians: to side with the Athenians, to affect Attic or Greek style or manners.—n. At′ticism.—Attic salt, wit of a dry, delicate, and refined quality. [Gr. Attikos, Attic, Athenian, Attikē, Attica, perh. from aktē, headland, though connected by some with astu, city.]
attic
at′ik, n. (archit.) a low story above the cornice that terminates the main part of an elevation: a room in the roof of a house. [Introduced in architecture from the idea that the feature to which it alluded was constructed in the Athenian manner.]

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attic in sign language