residence
noun
Simple meaning
The place where one lives.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
rehzihduhnsSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɹɛzɪdəns
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
The place where one lives (resides); one's home.
The place where a corporation is established.
A building or portion thereof used as a home, such as a house or an apartment therein.
The place where anything rests permanently.
The state of living in a particular place or environment.
Subsidence, as of a sediment
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: The place where one lives (resides); one's home.
Used this way, residence is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use residence
- “A person can have several residences.”noun
- “He refused to live in the governor's residence.”noun
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Word Family
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Word family
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Related to The place where one lives (resides).
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
The period of time spent in a particular place.
A college or university building containing living quarters for students.
The residence where you have your permanent home or principal establishment and to where, whenever you are absent, you intend to return.
Residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery).
A mortuary where those who knew the deceased can come to pay their last respects.
A college or university building containing living quarters for students.
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Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.
Used or designed for residence or limited to residences.
A district where people live.
A district where people live.
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