haven
noun
ha·ven ˈhā-vən 
1
: harbor, port
2
: a place of safety : refuge
3
: a place offering favorable opportunities or conditions
a haven for artists
haven transitive verb
Synonyms
- anchorage
- harbor
- harborage
- port
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Example Sentences
The shelter offers a haven from abusive spouses. The inn is a haven for weary travelers. This national park provides a safe haven for wildlife.
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Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 15 Sep. 2022 Their safe haven in London helped to preserve the very existence of my country in those dark times. Emily Burack, Town & Country, 14 Sep. 2022 And now many of those ex-pats are witnessing their former country's government flex its military muscle against their new haven. Bob Woodruff, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2022 Rajapaksa, who was cornered in the seaside presidential mansion in his final months, fled to the safety of a naval ship as hundreds of thousands descended on the capital July 9 and pushed at the gates of his last haven. Mujib Mashal, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2022 But the once-green three-acre property that was meant to be his retirement haven is now dry, brittle and brown. Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2022 But outside the confines of school, Black language was her haven. Samantha Chery, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2022 Nature-seeking home buyers, this could be your very own wilderness haven. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 2 Aug. 2022 For the first time in her life, Jordan Turpin has her own safe haven. Melody Chiu, PEOPLE.com, 27 July 2022 See More
Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 15 Sep. 2022 Their safe haven in London helped to preserve the very existence of my country in those dark times. Emily Burack, Town & Country, 14 Sep. 2022 And now many of those ex-pats are witnessing their former country's government flex its military muscle against their new haven. Bob Woodruff, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2022 Rajapaksa, who was cornered in the seaside presidential mansion in his final months, fled to the safety of a naval ship as hundreds of thousands descended on the capital July 9 and pushed at the gates of his last haven. Mujib Mashal, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2022 But the once-green three-acre property that was meant to be his retirement haven is now dry, brittle and brown. Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2022 But outside the confines of school, Black language was her haven. Samantha Chery, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2022 Nature-seeking home buyers, this could be your very own wilderness haven. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 2 Aug. 2022 For the first time in her life, Jordan Turpin has her own safe haven. Melody Chiu, PEOPLE.com, 27 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Old English hæfen; akin to Middle High German habene harbor
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing haven
Kids Definition
haven
noun
ha·ven ˈhā-vən
: a safe place
haven
noun
1
as in harbor
a part of a body of water protected and deep enough to be a place of safety for ships this picturesque cove is one of the most popular havens on all of the cape for weekend yachtsmen Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- harbor
- port
- anchorage
- cove
- roads
- dock
- bay
- harborage
- marina
- sound
- lagoon
- channel
- basin
- home port
- mooring
- narrow
- canal
- moorage
- estuary
- loch
- creek
- inlet
- gulf
- lough
- fjord
- seaport
- roadstead
- firth
- embayment
- arm
- containerport
- bight
- strait
- fiord
2
as in refuge
something (as a building) that offers cover from the weather or protection from danger the cross-country skiers hoped desperately to find a cave, as a haven from the blizzard Synonyms & Similar Words
- refuge
- retreat
- shelter
- sanctuary
- harbor
- residence
- asylum
- oasis
- bolt-hole
- hideout
- lodging
- abode
- rest
- sanctum
- dwelling
- place
- harborage
- port
- house
- hideaway
- housing
- stronghold
- redoubt
- anchorage
- fortress
- habitation
- domicile
- lair
- fort
- mooring
- shed
- cover
- diggings
- den
- cloister
- castle
- covert
- screen
- closet
- quarters
- lodgment
- pad
- hermitage
- lee
- roof
- fastness
- palisade
- lodgement
- windbreak
- lean-to