Meaning & use
well ventilated
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Meaning
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having plenty of fresh air moving through, so it does not become stuffy or damp.
Grammar: Usually used before a noun with a hyphen (well-ventilated room) or after a linking verb without a hyphen (the room is well ventilated).
Patterns
- well-ventilated + noun
- be well ventilated
- keep something well ventilated
Make sure the kitchen is well ventilated when you cook.
They moved to a well-ventilated office with large windows.
The greenhouse needs to be well ventilated to prevent mold.
Common combinations
- well-ventilated room
- A well-ventilated room helps you sleep better.
- well-ventilated space
- The workshop is a well-ventilated space with fans.
- keep well ventilated
- Keep the area well ventilated while painting.
- poorly ventilated
- A poorly ventilated basement can smell musty.
Synonyms and how they differ
- airy
- Suggests a space with a lot of open air and light, while well ventilated focuses on fresh air moving through.
- fresh
- Describes air or food, not a space; well ventilated describes a room or building.
Opposites
Word family
- ventilate verb
- To allow fresh air to enter and move around a room or building.
- ventilation noun
- The system or process of supplying fresh air to a space.
Commonly confused: well ventilated or air-conditioned?
well ventilated vs air-conditioned
Air-conditioned means cooled by a machine, while well ventilated means fresh air flows through; a room can be well ventilated without being air-conditioned.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'well ventilated' correctly?
Choose one answer.
Option 0 correctly uses 'well ventilated' after a linking verb to describe the room. Option 1 is wrong because air conditioning is not ventilation. Option 2 uses it as a verb, which is incorrect. Option 3 is missing the hyphen before the noun and changes the meaning.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “well ventilated”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.