single family
Not a duplex
Single family describes a residence designed for one household, as opposed to apartments, duplexes, or other multi-unit dwellings.
The term appears most often in real estate and zoning contexts: single-family home, single-family neighborhood, zoned for single-family use.
The hyphenated form is standard before a noun.
- detachedApart or uninvolved
- houseResidential building
- homeOne's personal residence
- front porchCovered entry deck
- suburbanOf residential outskirts
dwelling · residence · lot · yard · backyard · white picket fence · neighborhood · mortgage · homeowner · driveway · garage · property · property value · real estate · for sale sign · home inspection · standalone · freestanding
- housingapartments, home, house, houses, homes
- dwellingshouse, home, apartment, cabin, cottage
- real estatehouse, home, apartment, property, sale
- householdshousehold, residents, married couple, occupants, roommates
- property typesapartment, condo, townhouse, studio, duplex
- suburbssuburb, subdivision, bedroom community, commuter town, suburban sprawl
single familymulti-family
Housing several households
apartment · apartment building · high-rise · apartment complex · condominium
single familycommunal housing
Shared-space residential arrangement
shared housing · dormitory · boarding house · rooming house · commune
single familymulti-family
Housing several households
communal · shared housing · co-housing · collective living · group home
single, family, singly, singles, singled, singling, singleton, singular, singularity