Garret

usgb/ˈɡærət/
noun

A small, often uncomfortable room or living space, usually at the top of a building, under the roof.

He lived in a tiny garret at the top of the old house.
Visual representation of "garret" - A small, often uncomfortable room or living space, usually at the top of a building, under the roof.

Often appears as...

  • live in a garret
  • climb to the garret
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Historical use

Garrets were traditionally associated with artists or writers as affordable housing in older cities.

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The novelist wrote her first book in a Parisian garret.
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Small and simple

Garrets are basic, small, and sometimes poorly lit or ventilated, a step above uninhabitable.

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He could only afford the garret, which barely had room for a bed.
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Romanticized poverty

The word can evoke romantic notions of struggling artists or students despite being a humble space.

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The movie depicted a young poet's life in a quaint garret.
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