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

• residentially adverb
• residentiality noun
• 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

A Russian attack combining hundreds of drones and nearly three dozen missiles disrupted power supplies in nine regions of Ukraine and damaged residential buildings, killing a seven-year-old boy and wounding nine.

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For the first time in weeks, people entered the Sheikh Radwan, Karama and Beach Camp areas and found entire residential blocks flattened, hundreds of homes destroyed and much of the areas' infrastructure wiped out.

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Two years after the big gain, the Paxtons and their blind trust went on a 10-month real-estate buying binge, spending almost $3.5 million on residential properties in Florida, Oklahoma, Utah and Hawaii.

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“Heating demand from the residential and commercial sectors is starting to pick up, but is still having a minimal impact on the overall balance at this point in the season.”

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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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Related Words

• residentiary