On The Attic Meaning

An attic is a space found directly below the pitched roof of a house or other building.

On the attic meaning.

Synonyms and related words. An attic bedroom at the top of the house. Marked by simplicity purity and refinement an attic prose style. I can never tell when he s being serious.

While some attics are converted into bedrooms home offices or attic apartments complete with windows and staircases most remain difficult to access. The space or room at the top of a building under the roof often used for storing things. A room or rooms in an attic 3. A space or room within the roof of a house.

Special use of attic from the use of attic style pilasters to adorn the façade of the top storey. Architecture architect a storey or low wall above the cornice of a classical façade. I ve got boxes of old clothes in the attic. A low story or decorative wall above an entablature or the main cornice of a building 4.

Because attics fill the space between the ceiling of the top floor of a building and the slanted roof they are known for being awkwardly shaped spaces with exposed rafters and difficult to reach corners. An attic may also be called a sky parlor or a garret. A shrewd cutting or subtle humor or wit.