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noun

ˈa-tik How to pronounce attic (audio)
Definition of atticnext
as in loft
a room or unfinished space directly beneath the roof of a building rented the attic out to a college student

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adjective

as in oratorical

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Recent Examples of attic
Noun
If possible, avoid storing paper items in damp spaces like boxes, attics, or basements. — Katelyn Squiers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Mar. 2025 In May of 2023, about two dozen small paintings were discovered in a box in the attic of a two-hundred-year-old clapboard mansion in Milledgeville, Georgia, where the writer Flannery O’Connor lived between the ages of eight and twenty-one. — Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
Doctor Found Fatally Shot in Attic Concerned About Living Alone in Detroit Mansion: ‘Be Careful,’ Said Neighbor Worthy also said that Hoover's white Range Rover, which was found with blood inside and blocking his driveway the day before his body was discovered, was allegedly linked to Burks. — Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2024 The dress was designed by Attic Koncept and channeled royal energy. — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 12 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for attic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attic
  1. loft
  2. oratorical
  3. declamatory
  4. flowery
  5. grandiose
  6. cultured
  7. florid
  8. tasteful
Noun
  • When large groups aren’t fully renting out the loft, any fan with a ticket into the ballgame can access the space.
    — Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Each addition adds 5 feet x 12 inches to the wall, raising the height the perfect amount for building an interior loft.
    — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Mar. 2025
Definition of loft
Adjective
  • Not merely because of his superior oratorical pizazz but also his remarkable style.
    — Julian Randall, Essence, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Chicago-based like the Jacksons — the play originated at the Steppenwolf Theater Company in that city — they, too, are headed by an oratorical pastor who, in his youth, worked closely with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
    — Jesse Green, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of oratorical
Adjective
  • The music is stark, declamatory, and ironic in its use of gentler major-key harmonies for some of the darkest lines.
    — Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Such would-be scientific treatises in fact functioned more like manifestos, and decisively influenced Eliot and Ezra Pound’s generation to favor a poetics of the objective sensuous image over one of the dramatic declamatory mood.
    — Benjamin Kunkel, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of declamatory
Adjective
  • There’s something dark budding beneath the flowery surface of NBC‘s Grosse Pointe Garden Society.
    — Claire Franken, TVLine, 23 Feb. 2025
  • Kitty Fairy With tiny wings and a flowery crown, Kitty Fairy lives in the Fairy Tail Garden.
    — Alex Vance, Parents, 13 Feb. 2025
Definition of flowery
Adjective
  • Nithyananda was also grandiose, linking himself to long religious and royal lineages.
    — Mujib Mashal, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Incorporate grandiose accents like opulent chandeliers, old-world upholstery, and ornate picture frames.
    — Isabella Milano, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Apr. 2025
Definition of grandiose
Adjective
  • Young says the higher butterfat content of cultured butter yields flakier pastries and creamier sauces.
    — Heather Riske, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Feb. 2025
  • Turgenev, Conrad and James found something captivating about political revolutionaries who were also well educated, cultured and sensitive.
    — Max Chapnick, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of cultured
Adjective
  • In its first two episodes, The Studio doesn’t (yet) have the ear for florid profanity that Veep did.
    — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Still, there’s great friction in this story line, because Bridger and Young’s dialogue is simultaneously so florid and pointed, and because the actors playing the Mormon baddies really gnaw on their villainy.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of florid
Adjective
  • Think about erring on the side of a tasteful ensemble that leans more classic than risqué.
    — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 2 Apr. 2025
  • The room design is very tasteful and, notably, prioritizes sustainability.
    — Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of tasteful

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