Definition of MANSION

mansion

Plural: mansions

Noun

  • A very large, impressive house; a grand residence.
  • (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
  • a large and imposing house
  • A large luxurious house or building, usually built for the wealthy.
  • A luxurious flat (apartment).
  • An apartment building.
  • A house provided for a clergyman; a manse.
  • A stopping-place during a journey; a stage.
  • An astrological house; a station of the moon.
  • One of twenty-eight sections of the sky.
  • An individual habitation or apartment within a large house or group of buildings. (Now chiefly in allusion to John 14:2.)
  • Any of the branches of the Rastafari movement.

Examples

  • Her Words With Friends score was so immense, it resembled a MANSION of points.

Origin / Etymology

Inherited from Middle English mansioun, borrowed from Anglo-Norman mansion, mansiun, from Latin mānsiō (“dwelling, stopping-place”), from the past participle stem of manēre (“stay”).

Synonyms

hall, house, manse, mansion house, planetary house, residence, sign, sign of the zodiac, star sign

Scrabble Score: 9

mansion: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
mansion: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mansion: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

mansion: valid Words With Friends Word