adj · noun · verb · 11 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˈmɛzəniːn/
UK:/ˈmɛtsəniːn/
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General-American:/ˈmɛzəˌnin/
General-American:/ˌmɛzəˈnin/
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rhymes with (some pronunciations) -iːn
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Characteristic of or relating to high-interest loans which have no collateral, and are regarded as intermediate in nature, ranking above equity but below secured loans.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: banking, business
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2
adj
Meaning 2
Fulfilling an intermediate or secondary function.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
To make interconnections easier, we added a mezzanine PCB.
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3
noun
Meaning 3
An intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building, and so resembles a large balcony overlooking the ground floor; an entresol.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: architecture
Examples
On our way to the top floor, we stopped at the mezzanine.
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noun
Meaning 4
An apartment, room, etc., on such an intermediate floor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
Topics: architecture
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noun
Meaning 5
The lowest balcony in an auditorium, cinema, theatre, etc.; the dress circle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US
Topics: architecture
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6
noun
Meaning 6
Additional flooring laid over a floor to bring it up to some height or level.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
Topics: architecture
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7
noun
Meaning 7
In full mezzanine window: a small window at the height of a mezzanine floor (sense 1.1) or an attic, used to light these floors.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
Topics: architecture
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8
noun
Meaning 8
A floor under the stage, from which contrivances such as traps are worked.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, theater
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9
verb
Meaning 9
To fit (a building or other place) with a mezzanine floor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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10
noun
Meaning 10
intermediate floor just above the ground floor
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: mezzanine floor, entresol
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: floor, level, storey, story
11
noun
Meaning 11
first or lowest balcony
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: first balcony
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: balcony
History
Etymology
PIE word *médhyos The noun is borrowed from French mezzanine, and from its etymon Italian mezzanino, from mezzano (“(adjective) middle; (noun) go-between”) + -ino (diminutive suffix). Mezzano is derived from Latin mediānus (“central, middle”, adjective), from medius (“mid, middle”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *médhyos (“middle”)) + -ānus (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’). The adjective and verb are derived from the noun.
Across languages
Translations
65 source translations are retained for this English entry.
French:
intermédiaire
— fulfilling an intermediate or secondary function
Basque:
mezzanine
— intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building
Basque:
solairuarte
— intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building
Basque:
solairuartekoa
— intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building
Belarusian:
мезанін
(mjezanin)
— intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building
Bulgarian:
мецанин
(mecanin)
— intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building
Burmese:
ထပ်ခိုး
(htaphkui:)
— intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building
Catalan:
entresòl
— intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building
Chinese Cantonese:
閣樓 /阁楼
— intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building
Chinese Mandarin:
夾層 /夹层
(jiācéng, jiácéng)
— intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building
Czech:
mezanin
— intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building
Danish:
mezzanin
— intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building
Dutch:
mezzanine
— intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building
Dutch:
entresol
— intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building
Dutch:
tussenvloer
— intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building
Esperanto:
interetaĝo
— intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building
Estonian:
mezzanino
— intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building
Finnish:
puolikerros
— intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building
French:
mezzanine
— intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building
Friulian:
mezanin
— intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building
Georgian:
მეზანინი
(mezanini)
— intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building
Georgian:
ანტრესოლი
(anṭresoli)
— intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building
German:
Mezzanin
— intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building
German:
Empore
— intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building
German:
Galerie
— intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building
German:
Galeriegeschoss
— intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building
German:
Halbgeschoss
— intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building
German:
Zwischengeschoss
— intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building
Greek:
ημιόροφος
(imiórofos)
— intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building
Hebrew:
קומת ביניים
— intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building
Hungarian:
félemelet
— intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building
Irish:
idirurlár
— intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building
Italian:
mezzanino
— intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building
Japanese:
中二階
(chūnikai)
— intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building
Korean:
메자닌
(mejanin)
— intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building
Lithuanian:
mezoninas
— intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building
Norwegian Bokmål:
mesanin
— intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building
Norwegian Bokmål:
entresol
— intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building
Polish:
antresola
— intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building
Polish:
półpiętro
— intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building
Portuguese:
mezanino
— intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building
Romanian:
mezanin
— intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building
Russian:
мезони́н
(mezonín)
— intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building
Serbo-Croatian:
меза̀нӣн
— intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building
Serbo-Croatian:
mezànīn
— intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building
Spanish:
mezanine
— intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building
Spanish:
entrepiso
— intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building
Spanish:
entreplanta
— intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building
Spanish:
entresuelo
— intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building
Spanish:
mezzanine (mésanin)
— intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building
Spanish:
mezanín
— intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building
Spanish:
mesanín
— intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building
Spanish:
altillo
— intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building
Swedish:
mezzanin
— intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building
Swedish:
mellanplan
— intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building
Tagalog:
entreswelo
— intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building
Thai:
ชั้นลอย
— intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building
Turkish:
asma kat
— intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building
Ukrainian:
мезоні́н
(mezonín)
— intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building
Vietnamese:
tầng lửng
— intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building
Catalan:
llotja
— lowest balcony in an auditorium, etc.
German:
Loge
— lowest balcony in an auditorium, etc.
Italian:
mezzanino
— lowest balcony in an auditorium, etc.
Māori:
huarewa
— lowest balcony in an auditorium, etc.
Portuguese:
mezanino
— lowest balcony in an auditorium, etc.
