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- DictionaryDwell·ing/ˈdweliNG/
noun
- 1. a house, apartment, or other place of residence: formal, literary "the proposed dwelling is out of keeping with those nearby"
A dwelling is a home — where someone lives. Houses, apartments, and condos are all dwellings. If you know that to dwell means to live somewhere, then the meaning of dwelling won't be a surprise: it's an abode, domicile, or home. Your dwelling might be a house or an apartment. Tents, trailers, and igloos are all dwellings.
2 days ago · dwelling. (dwelɪŋ ) Word forms: plural dwellings. countable noun. A dwelling or a dwelling place is a place where someone lives. [formal] Some 3,500 new dwellings are planned for the area. Synonyms: home, house, residence, abode More Synonyms of dwelling. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
to live in a place or in a particular way: She dwelt in South Africa for ten years. Phrasal verb. dwell on something. (Definition of dwell from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Definition of dwelling noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. : to remain for a time. dwell in the hallway. 2. a. : to live as a resident. the town in which he dwelled for eight years. the dwelling place of the gods. b. : exist, lie. where the heart of the matter dwells. 3. a. : to keep the attention directed used with on or upon. tried not to dwell on my fears. b.
to live or continue in a given condition or state: to dwell in happiness. to linger over, emphasize, or ponder in thought, speech, or writing (often followed by on or upon ): to dwell on a particular point in an argument. (of a moving tool or machine part) to be motionless for a certain interval during operation.
But dwelling means a special kind of structure—a building occupied by man—a place to live in.
