habitations
Places people reside
Habitations are places where people live or dwell.
The word is formal and appears most often in official or literary contexts: human habitations dotted the coastline, unfit for habitation.
A habitation can be any dwelling—house, apartment, tent, or settlement—though the term emphasizes the act of inhabiting rather than the structure itself.
Residential building
- apartmentRented unit in building
- cottageSmall rural home
- bungalowOne-story house with porch
- villaStately country residence
chalet · townhouse · duplex · loft · penthouse · flat · manor · mansion
Dwelling on agricultural land
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
- hamletTiny rural settlement
- villageSmall rural community
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
barn · croft · thatch · cottage · longhouse · adobe · hacienda · ranch
Portable fabric shelter
- caravanTraveling group with goods
- trailerPromotional film excerpt
- houseboatWatercraft serving as home
- motorhomeSelf-propelled living quarters
camper · yurt · cabin · hostel · barracks · dormitory · quarters · bivouac
Place of safety
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- havenShelter from danger
- hideawaySecluded place of refuge
- safehouseSecure secret shelter
bunker · shelter · burrow · den · lair · nest · roost · warren
Rented unit in building
- highriseMultistory urban building
- tenementMulti-unit urban dwelling
- brownstoneSandstone-faced urban dwelling
- rowhouseAdjoined urban dwelling unit
skyscraper · condominium · loft · penthouse · flat · complex · tower · block
house
Residential building
villa · chalet · townhouse · duplex · loft · penthouse · flat · manor · mansion · hacienda
farmhouse
Dwelling on agricultural land
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
- hamletTiny rural settlement
- villageSmall rural community
homestead · barn · croft · thatch · cottage · longhouse · adobe · hacienda · ranch · pastoral
tent
Portable fabric shelter
motorhome · camper · yurt · cabin · hostel · barracks · dormitory · quarters · bivouac · encampment
refuge
Place of safety
safehouse · bunker · shelter · burrow · den · lair · nest · roost · warren · hive
apartment
Rented unit in building
- highriseMultistory urban building
- tenementMulti-unit urban dwelling
- brownstoneSandstone-faced urban dwelling
rowhouse · skyscraper · condominium · loft · penthouse · flat · complex · tower · block · walkup
façade
False outward appearance
portico · balustrade · turret · lintel · masonry · buttress · stucco · cornice · frieze · pediment
habitationswilderness
Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region
wilds · wasteland · no-man's-land · hinterland · backcountry
habitationsbivouacs
Temporary outdoor shelters
temporary shelters · wastelands · encampments · waystations · vagabondage