flatlet

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/ˈflæt.lət/

noun

A very small flat (apartment).

OriginEnglish flat ← Middle English flat ← Old Norse flatr →
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Meanings

nounflatlet (plural flatlets)

plural flatlets

  1. UKA very small flat (apartment).

    The flat, which he was ushered into by Terry, was no more than a flatlet, with kitchenette, bathroomette, and a bed-sitting-room with hideaway bed.

    2006, Robert Barnard, Dying Flames

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*flataz
  2. Old Norseflatr
  3. Middle Englishflat
  4. Englishflat
  5. Englishflatlet

From flat + -let.

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Translations

Hungarian garzonlakás, garzon
  • garzonlakásvery small flat (apartment)
  • garzonvery small flat (apartment)
  • minigarzonvery small flat (apartment)
  • kis lakásvery small flat (apartment)
Cite this entry
APA

flatlet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flatlet

MLA

“flatlet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flatlet. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flatlet,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flatlet.

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