Apartments

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Residential units within a larger complex that offer distinct living environments for individuals or families to carry out daily activities
2. Separate housing units inside a larger building designed for individual or family living
3. Individual homes within a shared structure that provide private space for residents

Etymology: Apartments is the plural of "apartment," which came into English in the 1640s from French "appartement," itself from Italian "appartamento," meaning a separate room or set of rooms, from "appartare," "to separate." Early English uses meant a suite of rooms in a grand house or palace, and the sense of a self-contained flat in a larger building developed later.

Synonyms: flats, units, condominiums, dwellings, residences

Antonyms: houses, detached homes, villas