loft

¹loft

noun \ˈlȯft\

Definition of LOFT

1

: an upper room or floor : attic

2

a : a gallery in a church or hall b : one of the upper floors of a warehouse or business building especially when not partitioned <living in a converted loft> c : hayloft

3

a : the backward slant of the face of a golf-club head b : the act of lofting

4

: the thickness of a fabric or insulating material (as goose down)

— loft·like \-ˌlīk\ adjective

Examples of LOFT

1. The kids' bedroom has a loft.
2. He rents a converted loft.

Origin of LOFT

Middle English, from Old English, air, sky, from Old Norse lopt; akin to Old High German luft air

First Known Use: 13th century

Related to LOFT

Synonyms: cockloft, garret, attic

Related Words: hayloft

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Other Architecture Terms

buttress, casita, cornice, fanlight, garret, lintel, parapet, pilaster, plinth

Rhymes with LOFT

croft, oft, soft, toft