cubicle

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun small room in which a monk or nun lives
  2. noun small individual study area in a library
  3. noun small area set off by walls for special use

Etymology

From Late Middle English cubicle, from Latin cubiculum (“bedroom”). Doublet of cubiculum.

In classic literature

Synonyms

cell

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