garret

noun

gar·​ret ˈger-ət 

ˈga-rət

: a room or unfinished part of a house just under the roof

Synonyms of garret

• loft
• attic

Examples of garret in a Sentence

bought a charming Victorian house with a garret that she hoped to turn into a writing room

Recent Examples on the Web

About 10 years ago, Louboutin bought more garrets next to his apartment. — Dana Thomas, Architectural Digest, 12 Mar. 2026

One of Blake’s disciples was a young Welsh writer who arrived in London in the 1880s and took a job trawling through a garret full of old occult books, writing descriptions for a publisher’s catalogue. — Hari Kunzru, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026

Gives himself entirely to the race, shoots like a phantom up through the opening and then stands panting in the garret, completely motionless, while his eyes become accustomed to the change of light. — Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025

Balzac’s Paris: The City as Human Comedy by Eric Hazan As anyone who has spent time living in a Parisian garret will tell you, the romantic notion of it dies pretty quickly, especially during a sweltering summer or a teeth-chattering winter. — Tobias Grey, airmail.news, 13 July 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English garite "watchtower, turret, room under a roof," borrowed from Anglo-French & continental Old French, alteration by suffix substitution (after fuite "flight," from fuir "to flee") of garrette "shelter for a sentry," from garir "to support, protect" + -ette, deverbal and diminutive suffix — more at garrison entry 1, -ette

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for garret

• buret
• carat
• ferret
• karat
• merit
• parrot
• demerit
• inherit
• preterit
• disinherit

Kids Definition

garret

noun

gar·​ret ˈgar-ət 

: a room or unfinished part of a house just under the roof