haven

noun

ha·​ven ˈhā-vən 

1

: harbor, port

2

: a place of safety : refuge

3

: a place offering favorable opportunities or conditions

a haven for artists

haven transitive verb

Synonyms of haven

• harbor
• port
• anchorage

Examples of haven in a Sentence

The shelter offers a haven from abusive spouses.

The inn is a haven for weary travelers.

This national park provides a safe haven for wildlife.

Recent Examples on the Web

Atlanta’s Centennial Olympic Park was transformed into a soccer haven for fans around the globe, welcoming more than 500,000 guests and averaging more than 27,000 per day. — Fisher Isbell, AJC.com, 27 July 2026

The Bloomsbury Group, the 20th-century group of writers and painters renowned for rejecting strict Victorian conventions, is prime example of this; their home, a haven of mismatched color, prints, and folly tucked into every room. — Alex Eagle, Vogue, 26 July 2026

Solar farms can create pollinator havens by planting native wildflowers under and around panels to create rich feeding grounds for bees, butterflies and moths. — Indrabati Lahiri, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

Researchers from the South China Botanical Garden (SCBG), part of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the CAS Guangxi Institute of Botany, found that massive sinkholes – known as karst tiankengs – are both a haven and a dead end for species. — New Atlas, 24 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Old English hæfen; akin to Middle High German habene harbor

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing haven

• safe haven
• tax haven

Rhymes for haven

• craven
• flavin
• graven
• maven
• pavan
• raven
• shaven
• engraven
• unshaven
• riboflavin

Kids Definition

haven

noun

ha·​ven ˈhā-vən 

1

: harbor entry 1 sense 2, port

2

: a place of safety : shelter