Thesaurus results for HAMLET

hamlet

noun

ˈham-lət

Definition of hamlet next

as in village

a small residential settlement she always longed to return to the quiet hamlet where she had been born

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Recent Examples of hamlet Quaint fishing villages made the Outer Banks an international tourist destination, and one of the most famous of these hamlets has unveiled a plan to defy North Carolina’s coastal redevelopment craze. —

Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2026 The Outer Banks’ charming coastal hamlets could beckon. —

Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2026 In it, a former summer resident returns to a coastal hamlet, now sinking under the sea, sparks memories and desires in a fisherwoman and her young grand-daughter. —

John Hopewell, Variety, 10 Apr. 2026 The rural community of the book is a West Virginia mining hamlet. —

Meredith Maran, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hamlet

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hamlet

village

Noun

Its hero is Miss Maple, certainly the cleverest sheep in the flock, probably the cleverest sheep in the village of Glennkill, and maybe the cleverest sheep in the world.

— Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
Make the short drive north to the 150-year-old fishing village of Mayport to feast on local shrimp alongside working fishing docks bustling with boats delivering the daily catch.

— Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2026