APART
What does "APART" mean?
Separated by distance, or into pieces.
Meanings
- At a distance from one another in space or time. The two villages sit only a mile apart.
- Into separate pieces or components. He took the engine apart to find the leak.
- Aside or excepted; set to one side. Joking apart, we really do need to leave. formal
Word origin
From Old French 'a part', meaning 'to the side', from Latin 'ad partem', 'to the part' or 'to one side'.
Remember it
A-PART means moved to A PART, set off on its own side.
A little poem
A continent of carpet on the floor-
two chairs, one room, and yet a closing door.
couplet
Wordplay
- 'Apart' and 'a part' are spelled almost the same but mean the opposite - one keeps you separate, the other makes you belong.
What it teaches
The same space can mean closeness or distance; what divides two people is rarely the number of feet.
Quick facts
What does APART mean?
Separated by distance, or into pieces.
Is APART a valid word?
Yes — APART is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is APART?
APART has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does APART come from?
From Old French 'a part', meaning 'to the side', from Latin 'ad partem', 'to the part' or 'to one side'.
What can APART teach us?
The same space can mean closeness or distance; what divides two people is rarely the number of feet.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.