abode
noun
ə-ˈbōd 
1
: the place where one lives : home
were reluctant to leave their lifelong abode
Welcome to my humble abode.
2
: a temporary stay : sojourn
… if any such dares to continue his abode in a family where his coming was an unauthorized intrusion …
Walter Scott
Walter Scott3
obsolete : wait, delay
Synonyms
- diggings
- domicile
- dwelling
- fireside
- habitation
- hearth
- hearthstone
- home
- house
- lodging
- pad
- place
- quarters
- residence
- roof
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Example Sentences
welcome to my humble abode
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Holly Jones, Variety, 10 Sep. 2022 For his California bedroom (a onetime abode of Jeopardy! Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 13 May 2022 Each abode comes with two to three bedrooms that can sleep up to six guests. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2022 Florida abode have reminded voters both of the former president’s hold over the Republican Party and its growing authoritarianism. Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 24 Aug. 2022 Located at the Paris Las Vegas, the eatery is inspired by countryside living and humble abode. Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2022 Bayard Cutting Arboretum State Park features an imposing Tudor-style abode surrounded by landscaping by Frederick Law Olmsted. Mary Elizabeth Andriotis, House Beautiful, 24 Jan. 2022 Connected by a central terrace, each abode comes with a plunge pool fed by hot springs, along with a large sitting and dining area. Dana Givens, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2022 Having to spend a lot of time not just living but working from one’s humble abode was one of the things that motivated Garcelle Beauvais to tap into her passion for home decor and design. Kiara Byrd, Essence, 14 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English abade, abode, from bade, bode "stay, delay" (going back to Old English bād "expectation, period of waiting," probably going back to Germanic *baiđ-, noun derivative from the base of *bīđ- "wait, bide") crossed with abiden "to abide"
First Known Use
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3
Phrases Containing abode
Kids Definition
abode 1 of 2
past tense of abide
abode
2 of 2noun
ə-ˈbōd
: the place where someone stays or lives
Legal Definition
abode
past and past participle of abide
abodes
noun
as in dwellings
the place where one lives welcome to my humble abode Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- dwellings
- residences
- houses
- homes
- roofs
- places
- habitations
- lodgings
- mansions
- domiciles
- cottages
- quarters
- apartments
- housings
- residencies
- hearths
- cabins
- rooms
- bungalows
- hearthstones
- firesides
- diggings
- farmhouses
- estates
- homesteads
- villas
- nests
- shelters
- accommodations
- ranches
- castles
- pads
- dormitories
- manors
- huts
- palaces
- penthouses
- haciendas
- shacks
- tenements
- condominiums
- condos
- rectories
- chalets
- flats
- barracks
- casitas
- dorms
- duplexes
- hovels
- suites
- boardinghouses
- flophouses
- manses
- townhomes
- tract houses
- triplexes
- hermitages
- trailers
- tenement houses
- town houses
- ranch houses
- parsonages
- salons
- halls
- apartment houses
- billets
- shanties
- houseboats
- semis
- granges
- lodging houses
- vicarages
- rooming houses
- manor houses
- recreational vehicles
- châteaus
- split levels
- walk-ups
- McMansions
- saltboxes
- hooches
- mobile homes
- châteaux
- lodgements
- motor homes
- house trailers
- lodgments
- double-wides
- hutches
- condominia
- RVs
- countryseats
- hootches
