n.
Pronunciation: ə - ' pärt-m ə nt
Function: noun
Etymology: French appartement, from Italian appartamento
Date: 1641
1 : a room or set of rooms fitted especially with housekeeping facilities and usually leased as a dwelling
2 : a building containing several individual apartments
– apart · men · tal \ ə - ˌ pärt- ' men-t ə l \ adjective