abode

noun

ə-ˈbōd 

1

: the place where one lives : home

were reluctant to leave their lifelong abode

Welcome to my humble abode.

2

: a temporary stay : sojourn

… if any such dares to continue his abode in a family where his coming was an unauthorized intrusion …

—Walter Scott

3

obsolete : wait, delay

Synonyms

• diggings
• domicile
• dwelling
• fireside
• habitation
• hearth
• hearthstone
• home
• house
• lodging
• pad
• place
• quarters
• residence
• roof

Examples of abode in a Sentence

welcome to my humble abode

Recent Examples on the Web

One of the former industrial building’s two grand lofts, Unit #7W, previously sold for $2.3 million in 2017, and now the three-bedroom abode is back on the market with many indicators of its past, like exposed support beams and exposed red-brick walls that span its open floor plan. —Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2024

The daily flights will depart Newark at 7 p.m. and land in Port of Spain five hours later just after 1 a.m. Everybody wants to fly to Palm Springs For sun seekers keen for desert abodes, Delta, Frontier Airlines, Porter Airlines, and United all have new options to Palm Springs starting this month. —Edward Russell, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2024

In the clip, Snow White escapes from Gadot’s villainous grasp, makes a run for the woods, and discovers the cozy abode of the seven dwarfs. —Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 3 Dec. 2024

Dioramas of mud wall abodes showing hologram figures going about daily ancient life are included in the next level up. —John Oseid, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English abade, abode, from bade, bode "stay, delay" (going back to Old English bād "expectation, period of waiting," probably going back to Germanic *baiđ-, noun derivative from the base of *bīđ- "wait, bide") crossed with abiden "to abide"

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Phrases Containing abode

• no fixed abode
• place of abode

Kids Definition

abode

noun

ə-ˈbōd 

: the place where one stays or lives

Legal Definition

abode

past and past participle of abide