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

This refers to the end-of-day cleaning routine that typically takes place in a business, but it can be applied to your residential space too. —Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Jan. 2026

The list was created by assessing the number of new residential treatments Orkin provides in a 12-month period. —Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 21 Jan. 2026

Changes in agricultural practices, commercial and residential development, pollution, and climate change are the biggest threats to these small animals. —Noel Kirkpatrick, Treehugger, 20 Jan. 2026

Under the new plan, the city would allow the current residential and life science space designation for P3 — around 330,000 square feet of vacant land on Tremont Street across from the current Madison Park building — to expire. —Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 20 Jan. 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
• evidential
• existential
• exponential
• influential
• nonessential
• penitential
• precedential
• preferential
• presidential
• providential

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