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tenement vs apartment house

apartment house vs tenement

tenement and apartment house both are nouns.

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

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