mansion

noun

man·​sion ˈman(t)-shən 

1

a(1)

: a large imposing residence

(2)

: manor house

b

: a separate apartment or lodging in a large structure

2

a

: house sense 3b

b

: one of the 28 parts into which the moon's monthly course through the heavens is divided

3

a

archaic : dwelling, abode

b

obsolete : the act of remaining or dwelling : stay

Synonyms of mansion

• hacienda
• manor
• castle
• estate
• villa
• palace
• house
• manse
• housing

Examples of mansion in a Sentence

a mansion with 10 bedrooms and an indoor swimming pool

if I ever win the lottery, I'm going to buy a mansion in the hills

Recent Examples on the Web

Sweeney recently posted a social media video for the newspaper about a home invasion at a mansion in Beverly, Massachusetts. —Paula Ebben, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026

Now that Simon is no longer allowed on US soil, Porsha has comfortably made a home of his Atlanta mansion and put Porsha’s Palace in Duluth on the market. —Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2026

One of them, a disturbed Army veteran carrying a knife, jumped the fence in 2014 and raced into the White House, making his way into the East Room before heading back down a hallway on the State Floor deep within the mansion. —Meg Kinnard, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026

It was temporarily put on display at Cartier’s Fifth Avenue mansion in New York City in 2016. —Ariana Quihuiz, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin mansion-, mansio, from manēre to remain, dwell; akin to Greek menein to remain

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3b

Rhymes for mansion

• scansion
• expansion

Kids Definition

mansion

noun

man·​sion ˈman-chən 

: a large impressive residence