Edifice — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɛdɪfɪs/

🇬🇧British English

/dəʊdˈɛkɐpˌɛtələs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dəʊdˈɛkɐpˌɛtələs/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɛdɪfɪs/.

Examples

there was a three-story building on the corner
it was an imposing edifice

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

building

Parts of Speech

noun	a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place “there was a three-story building on the corner”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gebäude

ein Bauwerk, das ein Dach und Wände hat und mehr oder weniger dauerhaft an einem Ort steht

🇫🇷French

édifice

une structure qui a un toit et des murs et qui se dresse de manière plus ou moins permanente au même endroit

🇪🇸Spanish

edificio

una estructura que tiene techo y paredes y se encuentra más o menos permanentemente en un solo lugar

🇮🇹Italian

edificio

una struttura che ha un tetto e pareti e si trova più o meno permanentemente in un unico luogo

🇳🇱Dutch

gebouw

een constructie met een dak en muren en die min of meer permanent op één plek staat

🇵🇹Portuguese

edifício

uma estrutura que tem telhado e paredes e fica mais ou menos permanentemente em um só lugar

🇷🇺Russian

здание

сооружение, имеющее крышу и стены и более или менее постоянно стоящее на одном месте

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भवन

एक संरचना जिसमें एक छत और दीवारें होती हैं और कमोबेश एक ही स्थान पर स्थायी रूप से खड़ी होती है

🇧🇩Bengali

ভবন

একটি কাঠামো যার একটি ছাদ এবং দেয়াল রয়েছে এবং কম-বেশি স্থায়ীভাবে এক জায়গায় দাঁড়িয়ে আছে

🇮🇳Tamil

கட்டிடம்

கூரை மற்றும் சுவர்களைக் கொண்ட ஒரு அமைப்பு மற்றும் ஒரே இடத்தில் அதிகமாகவோ அல்லது குறைவாகவோ நிரந்தரமாக நிற்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

భవనం

పైకప్పు మరియు గోడలను కలిగి ఉన్న నిర్మాణం మరియు ఎక్కువ లేదా తక్కువ శాశ్వతంగా ఒకే చోట ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

इमारत

छप्पर आणि भिंती असलेली आणि कमी-अधिक प्रमाणात कायमची एकाच ठिकाणी उभी असलेली रचना

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઈમારત

એક માળખું કે જેમાં છત અને દિવાલો હોય અને એક જગ્યાએ વધુ કે ઓછા કાયમી ધોરણે ઊભી રહે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಟ್ಟಡ

ಛಾವಣಿ ಮತ್ತು ಗೋಡೆಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಮತ್ತು ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಕಡಿಮೆ ಶಾಶ್ವತವಾಗಿ ಒಂದೇ ಸ್ಥಳದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಂತಿರುವ ರಚನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കെട്ടിടം

മേൽക്കൂരയും മതിലുകളുമുള്ളതും കൂടുതലോ കുറവോ സ്ഥിരമായി ഒരിടത്ത് നിൽക്കുന്നതുമായ ഒരു ഘടന

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਇਮਾਰਤ

ਇੱਕ ਢਾਂਚਾ ਜਿਸਦੀ ਛੱਤ ਅਤੇ ਕੰਧਾਂ ਹੁੰਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ ਅਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਜਗ੍ਹਾ ਤੇ ਘੱਟ ਜਾਂ ਘੱਟ ਸਥਾਈ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਖੜ੍ਹੀਆਂ ਹੁੰਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

عمارت

ایک ڈھانچہ جس کی چھت اور دیواریں ہوں اور کم و بیش مستقل طور پر ایک جگہ پر کھڑی ہوں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

大厦

一种具有屋顶和墙壁并或多或少永久矗立在一个地方的结构

🇯🇵Japanese

建物

屋根と壁があり、多かれ少なかれ永続的に一か所に立つ構造物

🇰🇷Korean

건물

지붕과 벽이 있고 어느 정도 한 장소에 영구적으로 서 있는 구조물

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dinh thự

một cấu trúc có mái và tường và ít nhiều đứng cố định ở một nơi

🇹🇭Thai

สิ่งปลูกสร้าง

โครงสร้างที่มีหลังคาและผนังและยืนอย่างถาวรไม่มากก็น้อยในที่เดียว

🇮🇩Indonesian

gedung

suatu struktur yang mempunyai atap dan dinding dan berdiri kurang lebih secara permanen di satu tempat

🇵🇭Filipino

edipisyo

isang istraktura na may bubong at dingding at nakatayo nang higit pa o hindi gaanong permanente sa isang lugar

🇲🇾Malay

bangunan

struktur yang mempunyai bumbung dan dinding dan berdiri lebih kurang kekal di satu tempat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صرح

هيكل له سقف وجدران ويقف بشكل أو بآخر في مكان واحد

🇮🇷Persian

عمارت

سازه ای که سقف و دیوار دارد و کم و بیش به طور دائم در یک مکان ایستاده است

🇹🇷Turkish

yapı

çatısı ve duvarları olan ve az çok kalıcı olarak tek bir yerde duran bir yapı

🇮🇱Hebrew

בִּניָן

מבנה שיש לו גג וקירות ועומד פחות או יותר קבוע במקום אחד

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What is the primary definition of the word 'edifice'?

The primary meaning of 'edifice' is 'a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'edifice' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'edifice' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'edifice' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'edifice' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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