mansion

noun

ˈman(t)-shən How to pronounce mansion (audio)
Definition of mansionnext
as in hacienda
a large impressive residence if I ever win the lottery, I'm going to buy a mansion in the hills

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Recent Examples of mansion Clad in his go-to outfit of silk pajamas and snakeskin boots, Digger runs his empire from an estate that’s more mausoleum than mansion. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2026 The Telegraph estimates that lowering the threshhold would make one in four homes in the capital eligible for mansion tax. — Marc Shoffman, TheWeek, 28 Sep. 2026 Republicans, who now have the governor's mansion and both Senate seats, are trying to fend off Democrats from changing that. — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026 Its early days were spent as an agricultural hub before the mansion was built around 1819 by William Garth. — Heather Bien, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mansion
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mansion
  1. hacienda
  2. manor
  3. castle
  4. estate
  5. villa
  6. palace
  7. house
  8. manse
Noun
  • Under Spanish rule, able-bodied Malay men, from teenagers to adults, were required to perform 40 days of unpaid annual labor on roads, bridges, churches, forts, piers, plantations, haciendas and mines.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Situated at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac, Marilyn purchased the 1929 Spanish Colonial Revival-style hacienda for $75,000 in early 1962.
    — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of hacienda
Noun
  • In his adult life, Spencer has lived at the manor on and off since inheriting it upon his father’s death in 1992.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The two set out with Ross, a raucous party boy, and the three drive to a secluded, bucolic manor.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of manor
Noun
  • We were greeted at the gate by three galloping horses and over a dozen hounds, who gracefully led us to the castle, where we were met by the delightful staff.
    — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The man, who was headed toward the castle with a female partner, can be seen in the clip walking close to Castro.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of castle
Noun
  • No one among the Parton/Owens family is fighting over Dolly’s estate.
    — Claudia Rosenbaum, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The stately main house, built in 2009 and designed by Gacek Design Group, looks much like a traditional Pennsylvania country estate, with a stone exterior, slate roof, dormer windows, and landscaped grounds.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of estate
Noun
  • Almost 30 years after his prize-winning debut, this will be the third time the French designer marks a major moment at the modernist villa.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Set the scene Beyond the majestic main building, which sits on one of the endless curves of the Amalfi road, there are two new villas in addition to an older one, the beautiful Romeo e Giulietta.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of villa
Noun
  • The coast is peppered with grande dame hotels housed in former convents, centuries-old palaces, and pastel villas where everyone from Maria Callas and Coco Chanel to Liza Minnelli and Elizabeth Taylor have holed up.
    — Lane Nieset, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Then as now, productions are allowed to film only on Mondays, when the palace is closed to visitors.
    — Ben Croll, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of palace
Noun
  • In much of Los Angeles and the surrounding suburbs, $1 million no longer buys a move-in-ready house, forcing buyers to rethink priorities such as location, size, condition and outdoor space.
    — Emily Hochberg, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Eider ducks and black guillemots kept us company as Marcus and Ingela talked about the history of the area including pointing out their house overlooking the sea.
    — Natasha Langan, TheWeek, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of house
Noun
  • The manse was still under the ownership of the DeMille family when it was featured in AD in 1987.
    — Sydney Wingfield, Architectural Digest, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Think of the breezy Hamptons beach house in Something’s Gotta Give, the classic colonial in Father of the Bride, the dreamy Brooklyn brownstone in The Intern, the storybook English cottage and Mediterranean-modern San Marino manse in The Holiday.
    — Ingrid Schmidt, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of manse

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