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

Derived Forms

• ˌresiˈdentially, adverb

Other Words From

• res·i·den·ti·al·i·ty [rez-i-den-shee-, al, -i-tee], noun
• resi·dential·ly adverb
• nonres·i·dential adjective
• pseudo·resi·dential adjective
• quasi-resi·dential adjective
• quasi-resi·dential·ly adverb
• unres·i·dential adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of residential¹

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

Example Sentences

Residential cruise operator Villa Vie Residences invites travelers onto the Villa Vie Odyssey for a journey that ranges from one to four years, with stops in more than 400 destinations, USA Today reports.

From Salon

Instead, the majority of parcels that fall under the proposed incentives are located in residential neighborhoods currently zoned for multifamily.

From Los Angeles Times

Overall, those factors are reasons the planning department expects most new units to be built in commercial zones even if most parcels subject to incentives would be in residential multifamily neighborhoods.

From Los Angeles Times

The third call occurred in July 2023 and was made to a local police department dispatch number in Texas, in which he falsely identified himself as a senior federal law enforcement officer, provided the officer’s residential address to the dispatcher, claimed to have killed the officer’s mother, and threatened to kill any responding police officers.

From Los Angeles Times

But the strike bore similarities to several in other parts of the country: launched without warning on residential buildings or houses hosting displaced people.

From BBC

Related Words

• residentiary