Loft

What “Loft” means

Noun

1. Air, the air; the sky, the heavens.
2. An attic or similar space (often used for storage) in the roof of a house or other building.
3. An attic or similar space (often used for storage) in the roof of a house or other building.
4. The thickness of a soft object when not under pressure.
5. A gallery or raised apartment in a church, hall, etc.

Verb

1. To propel high into the air.
2. To fly or travel through the air, as though propelled
3. To throw the ball erroneously through the air instead of releasing it on the lane's surface.
4. To furnish with a loft space.
5. To raise (a bed) on tall supports so that the space beneath can be used for something else.

Adj

1. Lofty; proud; haughty.

Where the word comes from

From Middle English lofte (“air, sky, upper region, loft”), from Old English loft, (doublet of native Old English lyft) of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse lopt (“upper chamber, attic, region of sky, air”), from Proto-Germanic *luftuz (“air, sky”). Akin to Scots lift (“air; sky; firmament”), Dutch lucht (“air”), German Luft (“air”), Old English lyft (“air”). Doublet of lift and luft. Related to aloft. Cognate with Scots loft, laft (“loft”), Irish lochta (“loft”).

Business name ideas with “Loft”

Industries where “Loft” fits

We suggest this word for 2 business types and industries, including:

• Furniture Store
• Furniture Stores