edifice

ed·i·fice  (d-fs)

n.

1. A building, especially one of imposing appearance or size.

2. An elaborate conceptual structure: observations that provided the foundation for the edifice of evolutionary theory.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin aedificium, from aedificre, to build : aedis, a building + -ficre, -fy.]

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edifice [ed-if-iss]

Noun

1. a large or impressive building

2. an elaborate system of beliefs and institutions: the crumbling edifice of Communist rule [Latin aedificare to build]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" building abattoir, butchery, slaughterhouse, shambles - a building where animals are butchered annex, annexe, wing, extension - an addition that extends a main building antechamber, anteroom, entrance hall, foyer, lobby, vestibule, hall - a large entrance or reception room or area apartment building, apartment house - a building that is divided into apartments architecture - an architectural product or work aviary, bird sanctuary, volary - a building where birds are kept bathhouse, bathing machine - a building containing dressing rooms for bathers bowling alley - a building that contains several alleys for bowling center, centre - a building dedicated to a particular activity; "they were raising money to build a new center for research" chapterhouse - a building attached to a monastery or cathedral; used as a meeting place for the chapter clubhouse, club - a building that is occupied by a social club; "the clubhouse needed a new roof" quoin, corner - (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone nook, corner - an interior angle formed by two meeting walls; "a piano was in one corner of the room" cornerstone - a stone at the outer corner of two intersecting masonry walls cornerstone - a stone in the exterior of a large and important building; usually carved with a date and laid with appropriate ceremonies courtyard, court - an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings; "the house was built around an inner court" cullis - a gutter in a roof dorm, dormitory, residence hall, student residence, hall - a college or university building containing living quarters for students elevator, lift - lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building exterior door, outside door - a doorway that allows entrance to or exit from a building farm building - a building on a farm feedlot - a building where livestock are fattened for market firetrap - a building that would be hard to escape from if it were to catch fire storey, floor, story, level - a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale; "what level is the office on?" foundation stone - a stone laid at a ceremony to mark the founding of a new building gambling den, gambling hell, gambling house, gaming house - a public building in which a variety of games of chance can be played (operated as a business) gazebo, summerhouse - a small roofed building affording shade and rest government building - a building that houses a branch of government glasshouse, greenhouse, nursery - a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions hall - a large building for meetings or entertainment hall - a large building used by a college or university for teaching or research; "halls of learning" Hall of Fame - a building containing trophies honoring famous people heating plant, heating system, heating, heat - utility to warm a building; "the heating system wasn't working"; "they have radiant heating" hotel - a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services casino-hotel, hotel-casino - a building that houses both a hotel and a casino house - a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families; "he has a house on Cape Cod"; "she felt she had to get out of the house" house - a building in which something is sheltered or located; "they had a large carriage house" interior door - a door that closes off rooms within a building

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edifice

noun building, house, structure, construction, pile, erection, habitation

Translations

edifice [ˈɛdɪfɪs] n → edificio

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edifice [ˈɛdɪfɪs] n → édifice m

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edifice [ˈɛdɪfɪs] n → Gebäude nt

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edifice [ˈɛdɪfɪs] n → edificio