mansion Synonyms & Antonyms
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Mansion as a Noun
A large luxurious house or building, usually built for the wealthy.
A luxurious flat (apartment).
An apartment building.
A house provided for a clergyman; a manse.
A stopping-place during a journey; a stage.
An astrological house; a station of the moon.
One of twenty-eight sections of the sky.
An individual habitation or apartment within a large house or group of buildings. (Now chiefly in allusion to John 14:2.)
Any of the branches of the Rastafari movement.
A large house or building, usually built for the wealthy.
(chiefly in the plural) An individual habitation or apartment within a large house or group of buildings. (Now chiefly in allusion to John 14:2.)
Word Forms & Grammar
mansion (plural mansions)
Words That Rhyme With Mansion
Origin of Mansion
Inherited from Middle English mansioun, borrowed from Anglo-Norman mansion, mansiun, from Latin mānsiō (“dwelling, stopping-place”), from the past participle stem of manēre (“stay”). By surface analysis, manse + -ion.
Quick Facts About Mansion
| Part of speech | noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈmæn.ʃən/ |
| Syllables | 2 |
| Meaning | A large luxurious house or building, usually built for the wealthy |
| Plural | mansions |
How to Pronounce Mansion
The standard pronunciation of mansion is /ˈmæn.ʃən/, spoken in 2 syllables, with the main stress on the first syllable (mæn).