residential

adjective

res·​i·​den·​tial ˌre-zə-ˈden(t)-shəl 

ˌrez-ˈden(t)-

1

a

: used as a residence or by residents

residential property

b

: providing living accommodations for students

a residential prep school

2

: restricted to or occupied by residences

a residential area/street/neighborhood

3

: of or relating to residence or residences

residential customers

residential insurance policies

4

: provided to patients residing in a facility

residential drug treatment

also : being a facility providing such treatment

a residential treatment center

residentially

ˌre-zə-ˈden(t)-sh(ə-)lē 

ˌrez-ˈden(t)-

adverb

Examples of residential in a Sentence

The company offers insurance for commercial and residential customers.

Recent Examples on the Web

Unlike many mosquito species that bite mostly at dawn and dusk, the mosquitoes carrying dengue feed aggressively during daytime hours and thrive in humid residential environments. — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026

Last year, a Learjet 55 Medevac plane crashed into a commercial and residential area shortly after departure from Northeast Philadelphia Airport, killing six on the aircraft and two people on the ground. — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026

Locatelli is well known for his upscale residential designs, as well as office, retail spaces and showrooms. — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026

Miami’s Brickell neighborhood has become a forest of residential towers, but at 75 Broadway, the developer is leaving some potential density on the table. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1654, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing residential

• co-residential
• residential college

Rhymes for residential

• consequential
• deferential
• existential
• exponential
• influential
• nonessential
• penitential
• precedential
• preferential
• presidential
• providential
• referential

Kids Definition

residential

adjective

res·​i·​den·​tial ˌrez(-ə)-ˈden-chəl 

1

: used as a residence or by residents

a residential hotel

2

: suitable for or containing residences

a residential neighborhood

3

: of or relating to residence or residences

4

: provided to patients staying in a facility

residential treatment

residentially

-ˈdench-(ə-)lē 

adverb

Medical Definition

residential

adjective

res·​i·​den·​tial ˌrez(-ə)-ˈden-chəl 

: provided to patients residing in a facility

residential drug treatment