Standard Lemma guide

cubicle

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkjuːbɪkəl/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Canada, General-American: /ˈkjubɪkəl/
  • Wisconsin Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australian: /ˈkjʉːbɪkəl/
  • New-Zealand: /ˈkjʉːbəkəl/
  • homophone: cubical
  • CMU ARPABET: K Y UW1 B IH0 K AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A small separate part or one of the compartments of a room, especially in a work environment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: carrel (sometimes synonymous), carol
  • Most libraries provide cubicles for quiet study.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: carrel, carol

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A small enclosure at a swimming pool etc. used to provide personal privacy when changing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A small enclosure in a public toilet for individual use.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, UK

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: stall

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

small area set off by walls for special use

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: booth, stall, kiosk

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: closet

Narrower terms: confessional, polling booth, prompt box, prompter's box, shower stall, shower bath, telephone booth, phone booth, call box, telephone box, telephone kiosk, tollbooth, tolbooth, tollhouse, voting booth

5

noun

Meaning 5

small individual study area in a library

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: carrel, carrell, stall

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: alcove, bay

6

noun

Meaning 6

small room in which a monk or nun lives

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cell

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: room

History

Etymology

From Late Middle English cubicle, from Latin cubiculum (“bedroom”). Doublet of cubiculum.

Across languages

Translations

55 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: cubicle — a small separate part or one of the compartments of a room
  • Chinese Mandarin: 斗室 (dǒushì) — a small separate part or one of the compartments of a room
  • Chinese Mandarin: 斗居 (dǒujū) — a small separate part or one of the compartments of a room
  • Czech: kóje — a small separate part or one of the compartments of a room
  • Finnish: koppi — a small separate part or one of the compartments of a room
  • French: box — a small separate part or one of the compartments of a room
  • German: Arbeitsplatz — a small separate part or one of the compartments of a room
  • German: Kabine — a small separate part or one of the compartments of a room
  • Hebrew: תָּא (ta) — a small separate part or one of the compartments of a room
  • Hungarian: fülke — a small separate part or one of the compartments of a room
  • Hungarian: olvasófülke — a small separate part or one of the compartments of a room
  • Hungarian: irodafülke — a small separate part or one of the compartments of a room
  • Hungarian: próbafülke — a small separate part or one of the compartments of a room
  • Hungarian: zuhanyzófülke — a small separate part or one of the compartments of a room
  • Hungarian: hálófülke — a small separate part or one of the compartments of a room
  • Hungarian: alkóv — a small separate part or one of the compartments of a room
  • Irish: cubhachail — a small separate part or one of the compartments of a room
  • Malay: kubikel — a small separate part or one of the compartments of a room
  • Malay: pangsa — a small separate part or one of the compartments of a room
  • Portuguese: baia — a small separate part or one of the compartments of a room
  • Russian: яче́йка (jačéjka) — a small separate part or one of the compartments of a room
  • Slovene: kabina — a small separate part or one of the compartments of a room
  • Turkish: odacık — a small separate part or one of the compartments of a room
  • Turkish: hücre — a small separate part or one of the compartments of a room
  • Ottoman Turkish: حجره (hücre) — a small separate part or one of the compartments of a room
  • Welsh: ciwbicl — a small separate part or one of the compartments of a room
  • Czech: kabina — a small enclosure at a swimming pool etc. used to provide personal privacy when changing
  • Finnish: pukukoppi — a small enclosure at a swimming pool etc. used to provide personal privacy when changing
  • French: cabine — a small enclosure at a swimming pool etc. used to provide personal privacy when changing
  • German: Ankleidekabine — a small enclosure at a swimming pool etc. used to provide personal privacy when changing
  • German: Badekabine — a small enclosure at a swimming pool etc. used to provide personal privacy when changing
  • German: Umkleidekabine — a small enclosure at a swimming pool etc. used to provide personal privacy when changing
  • Hungarian: kabin — a small enclosure at a swimming pool etc. used to provide personal privacy when changing
  • Hungarian: öltözőfülke — a small enclosure at a swimming pool etc. used to provide personal privacy when changing
  • Hungarian: öltöző — a small enclosure at a swimming pool etc. used to provide personal privacy when changing
  • Irish: seomra gléasta — a small enclosure at a swimming pool etc. used to provide personal privacy when changing
  • Malay: kubikel persalinan — a small enclosure at a swimming pool etc. used to provide personal privacy when changing
  • Russian: каби́нка (kabínka) — a small enclosure at a swimming pool etc. used to provide personal privacy when changing
  • Russian: каби́на (kabína) — a small enclosure at a swimming pool etc. used to provide personal privacy when changing
  • Slovene: kabina — a small enclosure at a swimming pool etc. used to provide personal privacy when changing
  • Turkish: kabin — a small enclosure at a swimming pool etc. used to provide personal privacy when changing
  • Czech: kabina — a small enclosure in a public toilet for individual use
  • Finnish: käymäläkoppi — a small enclosure in a public toilet for individual use
  • Finnish: WC-koppi — a small enclosure in a public toilet for individual use
  • Finnish: pömpeli — a small enclosure in a public toilet for individual use
  • French: cabinet — a small enclosure in a public toilet for individual use
  • Hungarian: vécéfülke — a small enclosure in a public toilet for individual use
  • Hungarian: WC-fülke — a small enclosure in a public toilet for individual use
  • Hungarian: fülke — a small enclosure in a public toilet for individual use
  • Japanese: 個室 (koshitsu) — a small enclosure in a public toilet for individual use
  • Malay: kubikel tandas — a small enclosure in a public toilet for individual use
  • Portuguese: reservado — a small enclosure in a public toilet for individual use
  • Russian: каби́нка (kabínka) — a small enclosure in a public toilet for individual use
  • Russian: каби́на (kabína) — a small enclosure in a public toilet for individual use
  • Swedish: bås — a small enclosure in a public toilet for individual use