Story vs. Attic — What's the Difference?

An account of imaginary or real people and events told for entertainment

An attic (sometimes referred to as a loft) is a space found directly below the pitched roof of a house or other building; an attic may also be called a sky parlor or a garret. Because attics fill the space between the ceiling of the top floor of a building and the slanted roof, they are known for being awkwardly shaped spaces with exposed rafters and difficult-to-reach corners.

An account of past events in someone's life or in the development of something

A story or room directly below the roof of a building, especially a house.

The commercial prospects or circumstances of a particular company

A low wall or story above the cornice of a classical façade.

Variant spelling of storey

The ancient Greek dialect of Attica, in which the bulk of classical Greek literature is written.

An account or report regarding the facts of an event or group of events

Of, relating to, or characteristic of ancient Attica, Athens, or the Athenians.

An anecdote

Characterized by purity, simplicity, and elegant wit

A lie

The space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally used for storage or habitation.

A usually fictional prose or verse narrative intended to interest or amuse the hearer or reader; a tale.

(slang) A person's head or brain.

A short story.

Of or pertaining to Attica, in Greece, or to Athens, its principal city; marked by such qualities as were characteristic of the Athenians; classical; refined.

The plot of a narrative or dramatic work.

A low story above the main order or orders of a facade, in the classical styles; - a term introduced in the 17th century. Hence:

A news article or broadcast.

An Athenian; an Athenian author.

Something viewed as or providing material for a literary or journalistic treatment

Floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage

The background information regarding something

The dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens

Romantic legend or tradition

Informal terms for a human head

A complete horizontal division of a building, constituting the area between two adjacent floors.

(architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof

The set of rooms on the same floor of a building.

Of or relating to Attica or its inhabitants or to the dialect spoken in Athens in classical times;

To decorate with scenes representing historical or legendary events.

(Archaic) To tell as a story.

An account of real or fictional events.

A lie, fiction.

A soap opera.

(obsolete) History.

A sequence of events, or a situation, such as might be related in an account.

A chronological collection of pictures or short videos published by a user on an application or website that is typically only available for a short period.

(computing) user story

To tell as a story; to relate or narrate about.

A set of rooms on the same floor or level; a floor, or the space between two floors. Also, a horizontal division of a building's exterior considered architecturally, which need not correspond exactly with the stories within.

A narration or recital of that which has occurred; a description of past events; a history; a statement; a record.

The relation of an incident or minor event; a short narrative; a tale; especially, a fictitious narrative less elaborate than a novel; a short romance.

A euphemism or child's word for "a lie;" a fib; as, to tell a story.

To tell in historical relation; to make the subject of a story; to narrate or describe in story.

A message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program;

A piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events;

Structure consisting of a room or set of rooms comprising a single level of a multilevel building;

A record or narrative description of past events;

A short account of the news;

A trivial lie;