ceiling (/ˈsiː.lɪŋ/)
noun · Beginner · Daily Life
🔊 /ˈsiː.lɪŋ/
Meaning
Meaning: upper surface of room
The upper inside surface of a room, opposite the floor.
Examples
🗣 They painted the ceiling white to make the small bedroom feel brighter and larger.
Etymology
From Middle English ‘celing’, from ‘ceil’, via Old French from Latin ‘caelum’.
How & Where It’s Used
Used literally for rooms and figuratively for an upper limit, as in ‘glass ceiling’.
Tags: home, room