residential

[rez-i-den-shuhl]

adjective

1. of or relating to residence or to residences.

   a residential requirement for a doctorate.

2. suited for or characterized by private residences.

   a residential neighborhood.

residential

/ ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl /

adjective

1. suitable for or allocated for residence

   a residential area

2. relating to or having residence

Other Word Forms

• residentiality noun
• residentially adverb
• nonresidential adjective
• pseudoresidential adjective
• quasi-residential adjective
• quasi-residentially adverb
• unresidential adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of residential¹

1645–55; < Medieval Latin residenti ( a ) residence + -al ¹

Example Sentences

That could have included residential rehabilitation, community-based treatment, detoxification, substitute prescriptions or any other treatment recommended by a health professional.

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E. Franklin Frazier, a black sociologist, published landmark studies of residential housing patterns in black neighborhoods in the 1930s.

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The utility said that xAI’s construction of a substation wouldn’t impact residential rates, which are set by the utility’s board of commissioners and approved by the city council.

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Revenue for the residential business, which centers on agent advertising and software, climbed 6%, in part because of greater adoption of software services by sellers and listing agents, as the housing market stayed essentially flat.

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CHONGQING, China—An elevated train cuts through a residential high-rise.

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Related Words

• residentiary