Designing Your Character & Other Handy Things

Describing Buildings

appointed

a building or room that is beautifully appointed, well appointed etc has everything youneed and is decorated very well

baronial

a baronial building or room is large, impressive, and built or decorated in an old-fashioned style

beachfront

a beachfront building faces a beach or is very close to a beach

brick-built

made out of bricks

brownstone

a building made of red-brown stone, especially one built in the US in the past

burnt-out

a burnt-out building or vehicle has had everything inside it destroyed by fire

carbuncle

a building that is extremely unpleasant to look at

carpeted

a carpeted room or area has carpet on the floor

cavernous

a cavernous room or building is very large and dark

colonial

colonial buildings and furniture are made in a style that was common in North America in the 18th century

comfortable

a comfortable room or building is pleasant to spend time in, for example because it hasnice furniture or is not too hot or too cold

condemned

a condemned building is in very bad condition and is going to be destroyed

Corinthian

relating to a style of architecture that uses tall thin columns with decoration at the top

covered

provided with a roof

curtained-off

separated from the rest of a room or area by a curtain

dank

a dank room or building is unpleasant because it is cold and has walls and floors that are slightly wet

darkened

a darkened room or building is dark because there are no lights on inside

derelict

something such as a building or piece of land that is derelict is empty, not used, and in abad condition

detached

a detached house is not joined to another house

dilapidated

a dilapidated building, vehicle, or system is old and in bad condition

Doric

built in a plain ancient Greek building style

en suite

an en suite bedroom has a bathroom joined to it

firetrap

a building that would burn easily or would be difficult to get out of if there was a fire