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tenement vs apartment building

apartment building vs tenement

tenement and apartment building both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tenement Yes No No No
apartment building Yes No No No
As nouns, apartment building is a hypernym of tenement; that is, apartment building is a word with a broader meaning than tenement:
  • tenement: a run-down apartment house barely meeting minimal standards
  • apartment building: a building that is divided into apartments
Other hypernyms of tenement include apartment house.
tenement (noun) apartment building (noun)
a run-down apartment house barely meeting minimal standards a building that is divided into apartments
Difference between tenement and apartment building

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