fenestration

[fen-uh-strey-shuhn] / ˌfɛn əˈstreɪ ʃən /

NOUN

window

Synonyms

STRONG

aperture casement dormer fanlight fenestella fenestra jalousie lancet lunette oriel porthole skylight

WEAK

bay window lucarne lunette window picture window rose window

Example Sentences

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An unusually prompt reply came from Frank Lloyd Wright’s secretary, Eugene Masselink, emollient over the siting and fenestration but anxious about the financing of the project:

From Slate • Oct. 19, 2021

The fenestration on the leaves are beautiful; I just love that plant.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2021

But below, in the official rooms of the residence, two fresh, cut trees are already in full regalia, the larger a towering 15-foot fir softening the gridded fenestration of Oswald Ungers’s magnificent contemporary architecture.

From Washington Post • Dec. 15, 2015

The twin towers and intricate fenestration incorporate a mix of styles: art deco features mingle with art nouveau and Jugendstil styles in a striking, if overwrought entrance.

From The Guardian • Aug. 28, 2012

A rope with a bolt attached had been flung across and had caught in a fenestration of a projecting fragment of railing.

From The War in the Air by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)