Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

microhousing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mi-cro-hous-ing
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Affordable housing in small apartments.

Uncountable

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."
"“All the technologies I describe in my novel already exist,” she said. “Automised job appraisals, AI-generated scripts, micro-housing, the coupling of surveillance and insurance, the burning council estates: it’s all already here. You just have to look at it and join the dots.”"

Etymology

From micro- + housing.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: micro

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

micro-housing (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

microapartment microhome

Questions

What does microhousing mean?: Affordable housing in small apartments.
Where does microhousing come from?: From micro- + housing.

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