attic

attic is a 5-letter English word with 9 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 8 · 9 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. 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.
2. adjective. A low story above the main order or orders of a facade, in the classical styles; -- a term introduced in the 17th century. Hence:
3. adjective. A room or rooms behind that part of the exterior; all the rooms immediately below the roof.
4. adjective. An Athenian; an Athenian author.
5. noun. (architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof
6. noun. floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage

   Synonyms: garret, loft

7. noun. informal terms for a human head

   Synonyms: bean, bonce, dome, noggin, noodle

8. noun. the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and Ionia

   Synonyms: ionic

9. adjective. of or relating to Attica or its inhabitants or to the dialect spoken in Athens in classical times

   "Attic Greek"

Synonyms

garret, loft, bean, bonce, dome, noggin, noodle, ionic

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in attic:

catti, tacit

Common word forms

attics, attical, atticize

Words from these letters

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