garret
/ˈɡæɹɪt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.90 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A male given name.
Example Sentences
- "This morning (we living lately in the garret,) I rose, put on my suit with great skirts, having not lately worn any other clothes but them."
- "On an exceptionally hot evening early in July a young man came out of the garret in which he lodged in S. Place and walked slowly, as though in hesitation, towards K. bridge."
- "I was in the main garret, with huge beams and rafters over my head, great spaces around me, a door here and there in sight, and long vistas whose gloom was thinned by a few lurking cobwebbed windows and small dusky skylights."
- "While a boon to garret-living, financially struggling young musicians, the library has caught the attention of music publishers."
Etymology
From Middle English garett, garite, from Old French garite, guerite (“watchtower”), from garir, guarir (“to defend, protect”) (compare English garrison), ultimately of Germanic origin (see English garage). Doublet of guerite.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: garett, garite, -
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɡæɹɪt/
- British English: /ˈɡæɹɪt/