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 [ˈɛdɪfɪs]

n

1. a building, esp a large or imposing one

2. a complex or elaborate institution or organization

[from Old French, from Latin aedificium, from aedificāre to build; see edify]

edificial  [ˌɛdɪˈfɪʃəl] adj

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 a list of historical edifices she must not fail to visit

Translations

edifice [ˈedɪfɪs] N (frm) → edificio m (imponente)

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edifice [ˈɛdɪfɪs] n → édifice m

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edifice

n (lit, fig) → Gebäude nt; (fig also) → Gefüge nt

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edifice [ˈɛdɪfɪs] n → costruzione f, edificio

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edifice

n edifice [ˈedifis]

a building The new cathedral is a magnificent edifice. gebou صَرْح، بِنايَه здание budova, stavba bygningsværk das Gebäude οικοδόμημα edificio ehitis ساختمان؛ عمارت rakennus édifice בִּניָן भवन zgrada, građevina épület bangunan bygging edificio 大建築物 건물 pastatas, statinys celtne; ēka tersergam gebouw byggverk, bygning gmach edifício edificiu сооружение budova, stavba poslopje građevina byggnadsverk ตึก; อาคาร; คฤหาสน์; สิ่งปลูกสร้างที่ใหญ่โต görkemli bina 大廈 будівля, споруда عمارت dinh thự 大厦，开导