Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

microapartment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mi-croa-part-ment
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small, affordable apartment.

Example Sentences

"While there’s no reliable data on micro-housing, some notable policies and projects are popping up on that front too. Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg waived the city’s zoning standards to allow micro-apartments."
"Another big player in this sector is the London-based developer Inspired Asset Management, which has created hundreds of “micro-apartments”, many of them located in Croydon, south London."

Etymology

From micro- + apartment.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: micro

Inflected Forms

microapartments (plural) micro-apartment (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

nanoapartment microhousing microhome

Synonyms

microflat

Questions

What does microapartment mean?: A small, affordable apartment.
Where does microapartment come from?: From micro- + apartment.

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