garret

noun

gar·​ret ˈger-ət 

ˈga-rət

: a room or unfinished part of a house just under the roof

Synonyms

• attic
• cockloft
• loft

Examples of garret in a Sentence

bought a charming Victorian house with a garret that she hoped to turn into a writing room

Recent Examples on the Web

The whole thing felt like my own private Parisian garret, with every nook and cranny carefully appointed. —Vogue, 8 July 2024

The greatest and most talented Western inventors and scholars are those who for long years live a hard life sitting in a garret and discover something. —Akbar Ganji, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2013

Instead, the second-wittiest joke of Coup de Chance is Alain seducing Fanny in his struggling-artist garret. —Armond White, National Review, 5 Apr. 2024

For centuries thereafter, the uppermost floors remained least desirable (think servants’ quarters and Parisian garrets) until the invention of the commercial passenger elevator in the 1850s. —The Editors, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English garite "watchtower, turret, room under a roof," borrowed from Anglo-French & continental Old French, alteration by suffix substitution (after fuite "flight," from fuir "to flee") of garrette "shelter for a sentry," from garir "to support, protect" + -ette, deverbal and diminutive suffix — more at garrison entry 1, -ette

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

garret

noun

gar·​ret ˈgar-ət 

: a room or unfinished part of a house just under the roof