penthouse
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penthouse
- /ˈpɛnt(h)aʊs/
Where it comes from
From Anglo-Norman pentiz (“pentice”), from apendiz (“appentice”), ultimately from a suffixed form of Latin appendō (“to append”). Altered by folk etymology to appear to be a compound of house. Doublet of appentice and pentice.
noun penthouses
- A structure or annexe (especially one with a sloping roof) extending from the side of a building, sometimes as protection from the weather. At length, recommending himself to God, he let go one end of his cord, and suffered himself to fall down upon an old shed or penthouse, which, with the weight of his body, fell in with great noise.
- Something forming a shelter or canopy over something; an awning, shelter, etc. The proboscis […] is doubled up by means of the joint, and in that position lies secure under a scaly penthouse.
- Any of the sloping roofs at the side of a real tennis court. 2005, Tony Collins (ed.), Encyclopaedia of Traditional British Rural Sports, Routledge, page 262, An odd derivative of real tennis lasted until the latter part of the eighteenth century at Rattray in Perthshire. It was played in the churchyard by two pairs of men, and the method for starting the pla
- An apartment or suite found on an upper floor, or floors, of a tall building, especially one that is expensive or luxurious with panoramic views. Night of January 16th is the story of a woman on trial for pushing her wealthy boss-lover from a Manhattan penthouse.
verb penthouses · penthousing · penthoused
- To provide with a penthouse, shelter by means of a shed sloping from a wall, or anything similar.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: terrace, patio, deck, porch, loft, apartment, summit, place, condo, flat, suite, palace, glamour, luxury, super, rapture
Translations
Every language
noun structure or annexe extending from the side of a building
| Español | apéndice, ático |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 耳房 ěrfáng, 裙樓 /裙楼 qúnlóu |
| Français | appentis |
| Deutsch | Dachwohnung |
| Italiano | attico |
| Русский | тент tɛnt, наве́с, фли́гель flígelʹ, пристро́йка |
noun any of the sloping roofs at the side of a real tennis court
| 中文 | 側斜屋頂 /侧斜屋顶 cèxié wūdǐng |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Schrägdach |
noun apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building
| Español | ático |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 펜트하우스 penteuhauseu |
| 日本語 | ペントハウス pentohausu |
| 中文 | 空中複式單位 /空中复式单位 kōngzhōng fùshì dānwèi, 空中別墅 /空中别墅 kōngzhōng biéshù |
| Português | cobertura |
| Français | attique, penthouse |
| Deutsch | Dachwohnung, Penthouse |
| Italiano | attico |
| Ελληνικά | ρετιρέ retiré |
| Русский | пентха́ус pɛntxáus, надстро́йка nadstrójka |
Talk about this word "penthouse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/penthouse. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. penthouse. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/penthouse "penthouse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/penthouse.Cite this
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title = {penthouse},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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