noun

loft

loft, attic, gallery

We store old boxes in the loft.

We store old boxes in the loft.

She lives in a converted warehouse loft.

She lives in a converted warehouse loft.

((a/the)) loft a room or space directly under the roof We keep old furniture in the loft.

Synonyms: attic, garret, studio

From Old English 'lyft' meaning 'air, sky'. The sense of an upper room developed from this.

A loft is high up, close to the 'air' (the original meaning of 'lyft'). Think of a high, open space.

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