attic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
    loft; garret.
  2. noun the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and Ionia
    Ionic dialect; Ionic; Classical Greek.
  3. noun informal terms for a human head
    noodle; dome; bean; noggin; bonce.
  4. noun (architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof
  5. adjective of or relating to Attica or its inhabitants or to the dialect spoken in Athens in classical times
    • Attic Greek

WordNet

At"tic adjective
Etymology
L. Atticus, Gr. .
Definitions
  1. Of or pertaining to Attica, in Greece, or to Athens, its principal city; marked by such qualities as were characteristic of the Athenians; classical; refined.
At"tic noun
Etymology
In sense (a) from F. attique, orig. meaning Attic. See Attic, a.
Definitions
  1. (Arch.) (a) A low story above the main order or orders of a facade, in the classical styles; -- a term introduced in the 17th century. Hence: (b) A room or rooms behind that part of the exterior; all the rooms immediately below the roof.
  2. An Athenian; an Athenian author.

Webster 1913