Meanings
nounmaisonette (plural maisonettes)
plural maisonettes · alternative maisonnette
- An apartment, often on two floors.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna self-contained apartment (usually on two floors) in a larger house and with its own entrance from the outside
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Origin
- Frenchmaisonnette
- Englishmaisonette
Borrowed from French maisonnette. Doublet of mansionette.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian малка къща, мезонет
- малка къща (malka kăšta)small house
- мезонет (mezonet)apartment, often on two floors
Finnish pientalo
- pientalosmall house
French maisonnette, duplex
- maisonnettesmall house
- duplexapartment, often on two floors
German Maisonette, Maisonettenwohnung
- Maisonetteapartment, often on two floors
- Maisonettenwohnungapartment, often on two floors
Greek μεζονέτα
- μεζονέτα (mezonéta)small house
Irish teachín, teaghasán
- teachínsmall house
- teaghasánsmall house
Polish domek, mieszkanie w piętrowcu
- domeksmall house
- mieszkanie w piętrowcuapartment, often on two floors
Swedish etagevåning, etagelägenhet
- etagevåningapartment, often on two floors
- etagelägenhetapartment, often on two floors
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with maisonette
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
maisonette. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maisonette
MLA
“maisonette.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maisonette. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “maisonette,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maisonette.
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