Space between the ceiling joists and roof rafters of a structure An attic may be accessible by a staircase or other means and may also finished into rooms
the cavity or open space above the ceiling and immediately under the roof deck of a steep-sloped roof
An attic is a room at the top of a house just below the roof. a space or room just below the roof of a house, often used for storing things (attique, from attique , from Atticus; from the use of an ancient Greek style in designing structures around the top of buildings). Floor of a dwelling contained within the eaves of the roof structure. The word originally denoted any portion of a wall above the main cornice (see entablature). Used by the ancient Romans principally for decorative purposes and inscriptions, as in triumphal arches, it became an important part of the Renaissance facade, often enclosing an additional story
of or relating to Attica or its inhabitants or to the dialect spoken in Athens in classical times; "Attic Greek"
Of or pertaining to Attica, in Greece, or to Athens, its principal city; marked by such qualities as were characteristic of the Athenians; classical; refined
A habitable upper story or room(s), built entirely within the roof space of a building, with stair access form the floor below and usually lit by dormers or skylights