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 of abode

• residence
• dwelling
• house
• home
• lodging
• roof
• place

Examples of abode in a Sentence

welcome to my humble abode

Recent Examples on the Web

The five-bedroom, five-and-a-half-bath abode spans roughly 4,500 square feet. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 29 June 2026

For the World Cup, La Boheme will be playing all the matches on two large TVs in its indoor/outdoor abode. — Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 10 June 2026

The five-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bathroom ground-entry abode was originally designed by Stanford White in 1893. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026

This humble abode is the product of a new Keller ISD program that encourages students to gain real-world skills before entering the working world. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2026

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

Rhymes for abode

• anode
• barcode
• bestowed
• boatload
• borrowed
• carload
• caseload
• cathode
• commode
• corrode
• crossroad
• decode

Kids Definition

abode

noun

ə-ˈbōd 

: the place where one stays or lives

Legal Definition

abode

past and past participle of abide