Difference between Flat and Apartment

What is the difference between Flat and Apartment?

Flat as a noun is an area of level ground. while Apartment as a noun is a complete domicile occupying only part of a building.

Flat

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: So as to be flat. Bluntly. Not exceeding. Completely.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An area of level ground. A note played a semitone lower than a natural, denoted by the symbol ♭ sign placed after the letter representing the note (e.g., B♭) or in front of the note symbol (e.g. ♭♪). A flat tyre/tire. An apartment. A type of ladies' shoes with very low heels. A thin, broad brush used in oil and watercolor/watercolour painting. The flat part of something: # The flat side of a blade, as opposed to the sharp edge. # The palm of the hand, with the adjacent part of the fingers. A wide, shallow container.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Having no variations in altitude. Deflated, especially because of a puncture. Lowered by one semitone. Of a note or voice, lower in pitch than it should be. Without variations in pitch. Of a carbonated drink, with all or most of its carbon dioxide having come out of solution so that the drink no longer fizzes or contains any bubbles. Uninteresting. Lacking acidity without being sweet. Absolute. Describing certain features, usually the breasts or buttocks, that are extremely small or not visible at all. Unable to generate power; dead. without spin; spinless.

Example sentence: A bachelor's life is a fine breakfast, a flat lunch, and a miserable dinner.

Apartment

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A complete domicile occupying only part of a building.A suite of rooms within a domicile, designated for a specific person or persons and including a bedroom.A division of an enclosure that is separate from others; a compartment

Example sentence: The world of Manhattan is small and tightly knit, and the man on top retains a certain humility. He knows how far and fast he can fall by looking at the guy across the street. The view from the $250,000 apartment covers a lot of ground, most of it condemned.

We hope you now know whether to use Flat or Apartment in your sentence.

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