loft
noun · verb
Simple meaning
Floor made up of open space at the top of a house just below roof.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
lawftIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈlɔft
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
Floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
An attic or similar space (often used for storage) in the roof of a house or other building.
Such an attic used as an atelier.
chiefly us
A residential flat (apartment) on an upper floor of an apartment building.
A gallery or raised apartment in a church, hall, etc.
An outbuilding used for housing and breeding pigeons; a dovecote.
verb
intransitive
To fly or travel through the air, as though propelled
“The rocket lofted the space shuttle into the air.”
Kick or strike high in the air
transitive
To propel high into the air.
transitive
To raise (a bed) on tall supports so that the space beneath can be used for something else.
Store in a loft
transitive
To furnish with a loft space.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Formality
- Technical
Word Aura™
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Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
Used this way, loft is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
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- “The rocket lofted the space shuttle into the air.”verb
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Compound terms
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A bombing run in which the bomber approaches the target at a low altitude and pulls up just before releasing the bomb.
A gallery occupied by a church organ.
A raised shelter in which pigeons are kept.
A factory loft that has been converted into an artist's workroom and living area.
A gallery in a church occupied by the choir.
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