mansion

noun

ˈman(t)-shən How to pronounce mansion (audio)
Definition of mansionnext
as in hacienda
a large impressive residence if I ever win the lottery, I'm going to buy a mansion in the hills

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Recent Examples of mansion On the south side of the property is a mansion owned by the church, its long driveway flanked by white stone lions. — Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026 Most buyers are choosing grand townhouses or mansions with gardens, while those opting for apartments are gravitating toward sprawling penthouses and turnkey residences in luxury buildings with hotel-style amenities. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 22 July 2026 For me, the extraordinary life isn’t about mansions, yachts or extravagance. — Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026 Nick, Schmidt, Coach and Winston manage to sneak into the mansion, with Nick desperately trying to make things right with Jess, who is now fully freaking out. — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for mansion
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mansion
  1. hacienda
  2. manor
  3. castle
  4. estate
  5. villa
  6. palace
  7. house
  8. manse
Noun
  • The hotel has 150 rooms and suites, all with plush furnishings and impressive, hacienda-style architecture.
    — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2026
  • The whole family will stay in one of the resort’s 50 hacienda-style casitas, which include expansive patios with rainforest views.
    — Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 14 July 2026
Definition of hacienda
Noun
  • Evidently, Madonna was going industrial—the furthest possible cry from her lady-of-the-manor period in the early years of this century, when she was seen fetchingly clad in rustic tweeds.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
  • For a honeymoon, Ireland offers everything from castle estates and countryside manors to dramatic coastlines and quiet villages.
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 7 July 2026
Definition of manor
Noun
  • Twenty-one hundred miles can already be walked, allowing visitors to view England’s famous headlands, cliffs, beaches, and dunes, as well as castles, oceanside resorts, and wartime relics.
    — Gloria Liu, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026
  • After careful restoration by the prestigious French winery ‌Château d'Yquem, the bottles were put on display at the castle earlier in June.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 18 July 2026
Definition of castle
Noun
  • Completed in 1935, two years before his death, the Coppins estate was the last and largest home Griffin designed.
    — Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
  • The acquisition also brings the entire publishing catalog of genre-defining bluesman John Lee Hooker fully under BMG for the first time, following a deal in 2022 when BMG co-acquired the rights, with Fuji Music Group, from Hooker’s estate.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 17 July 2026
Definition of estate
Noun
  • From the villa’s lofty vantage point, views tumble down over fincas, coffee fields, cattle pastures and the cascading waters of El Encanto waterfall, before dropping away to meet the distant glimmer of the ocean.
    — Donna Hardie-Scott, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • More than a year after leaving the villa together, a source confirms to People that Nic Vansteenberghe and Olandria Carthen are over.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 22 July 2026
Definition of villa
Noun
  • Burnham will then arrive at the palace, to meet with Charles and accept his request to form a government.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • The War In times of peace, Odysseus, king of Ithaca, and his wife Penelope (Anne Hathaway) had hosted parties in their palace for all — even beggars were welcome.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026
Definition of palace
Noun
  • Two Indian tourists picked her up and took her to a guest house, where another eight men were waiting, all of them drunk.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
  • Natalie Boren, an executive VP at recruiter Career Group Companies, responsible for fashion staffing, is surprised how many interviewees cannot muster basic information about a fashion house’s most recent work — or even the creative director’s name.
    — Cami Fateh, Vogue, 22 July 2026
Definition of house
Noun
  • Besides his South Florida estate, Combs still retains a plush manse in Los Angeles’ Holmby Hills that was also raided by feds.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
  • All eyes are on Taylor Swift and her Rhode Island manse as the pop superstar gets ready to wed Travis Kelce.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 24 June 2026
Definition of manse

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