Abode — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

any address at which you dwell more than temporarily

housing that someone is living in

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌæmɪlˈiːnə/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈaɪdɡɹuːm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈaɪdɡɹuːm/

2 syllables Say it as /kˌæmɪlˈiːnə/.

Examples

a person can have several residences
he built a modest dwelling near the pond
they raise money to provide homes for the homeless

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

home stomach digest stick out bear dwelling bide suffer brook stand endure tolerate habitation dwelling house abide domicile put up support residence stay

Parts of Speech

noun	any address at which you dwell more than temporarily “a person can have several residences”
noun	housing that someone is living in “he built a modest dwelling near the pond”
verb	dwell “You can stay with me while you are in town”
verb	put up with something or somebody unpleasant “I cannot bear his constant criticism”

Word Forms

dwell	verb	inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of
home	verb	provide with, or send to, a home
domiciliary	adjective	of or relating to or provided in a domicile
abidance	noun	the act of dwelling in a place
stay	noun	continuing or remaining in a place or state
endurance	noun	the power to withstand hardship or stress
bearable	adjective	capable of being borne though unpleasant
tolerant	adjective	showing the capacity for endurance
toleration	noun	a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations
tolerance	noun	the act of tolerating something
sufferance	noun	a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Aufenthalt

jede Adresse, an der Sie länger als vorübergehend wohnen

🇫🇷French

demeure

toute adresse à laquelle vous résidez plus que temporairement

🇪🇸Spanish

morada

cualquier dirección en la que viva más que temporalmente

🇮🇹Italian

dimora

qualsiasi indirizzo in cui risiedi più che temporaneamente

🇳🇱Dutch

verblijfplaats

elk adres waar u langer dan tijdelijk woont

🇵🇹Portuguese

morada

qualquer endereço em que você resida mais do que temporariamente

🇷🇺Russian

обитель

любой адрес, по которому вы проживаете более чем временно

India

🇮🇳Hindi

धाम

कोई भी पता जिस पर आप अस्थायी रूप से अधिक रहते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

বাসস্থান

যে কোন ঠিকানায় আপনি অস্থায়ীভাবে বেশি বাস করেন

🇮🇳Tamil

தங்குமிடம்

நீங்கள் தற்காலிகமாக வசிக்கும் எந்த முகவரியும்

🇮🇳Telugu

నివాసం

మీరు తాత్కాలికంగా కంటే ఎక్కువ నివసించే ఏదైనా చిరునామా

🇮🇳Marathi

निवासस्थान

ज्या पत्त्यावर तुम्ही तात्पुरते राहता

🇮🇳Gujarati

રહેઠાણ

કોઈપણ સરનામું કે જેના પર તમે કામચલાઉ કરતાં વધુ રહો છો

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿವಾಸ

ನೀವು ತಾತ್ಕಾಲಿಕವಾಗಿ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ವಾಸಿಸುವ ಯಾವುದೇ ವಿಳಾಸ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വാസസ്ഥലം

നിങ്ങൾ താൽക്കാലികമായി താമസിക്കുന്ന ഏതെങ്കിലും വിലാസം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਵਾਸ

ਕੋਈ ਵੀ ਪਤਾ ਜਿਸ 'ਤੇ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਅਸਥਾਈ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ ਰਹਿੰਦੇ ਹੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

رہائش

کوئی بھی پتہ جس پر آپ عارضی طور پر زیادہ رہتے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

住所

您超过临时居住的任何地址

🇯🇵Japanese

住居

あなたが一時的以上に居住している住所

🇰🇷Korean

주소

일시적 이상으로 거주하는 주소

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nơi ở

bất kỳ địa chỉ nào mà bạn cư trú nhiều hơn là tạm thời

🇹🇭Thai

อยู่อาศัย

ที่อยู่ใด ๆ ที่คุณอาศัยอยู่มากกว่าชั่วคราว

🇮🇩Indonesian

tempat tinggal

alamat mana pun tempat Anda tinggal lebih dari sementara

🇵🇭Filipino

tirahan

anumang address kung saan ka nakatira nang higit sa pansamantala

🇲🇾Malay

tempat tinggal

mana-mana alamat di mana anda tinggal lebih daripada sementara

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مسكن

أي عنوان تقيم فيه أكثر من مؤقت

🇮🇷Persian

اقامت

هر آدرسی که بیشتر از مدتی در آن ساکن هستید

🇹🇷Turkish

mesken

geçici süreden fazla ikamet ettiğiniz herhangi bir adres

🇮🇱Hebrew

מָקוֹם

כל כתובת שבה אתה מתגורר יותר מאשר באופן זמני

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What is the primary definition of the word 'abode'?

The primary meaning of 'abode' is 'any address at which you dwell more than temporarily'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'abode' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'abode' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'abode' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'abode' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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