noun
studio
A small apartment with one main living and sleeping room.
The studio combines living and sleeping space in one room.
Etymology
Studio first named an artist’s workroom, from Italian for study. The housing use extended the name to a dwelling organized around one main open room.
More examples
- She rented a studio near work.
- Several studios occupied the upper floor.
- The studio had a separate bathroom.
Forms
studio · studios
Similar words
- efficiency
- A small apartment with combined living space and compact facilities.
- apartment
- The broader dwelling type, which may have several rooms.