Synonyms for nunnery

Most common

abbey · convent · cloister · ribat · brothel

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   Any convent (religious community) or the buildings thereof. The residence of a female religious community, a monastery or abbey for nuns.

Related words

Word family

nun

Is a kind of

monastery

Forms

Plural

nunneries → convents, monasteries, abbeys, cloisters…

Example sentences

• abbey I want to see the medieval tiles in the nearby abbey.
• convent Rima visited a convent in the middle of the island.
• cloister What's the difference between a cloister and a church?
• brothel You were at the brothel. I can smell it all over you.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

abbey², ribat

7 letters

convent², brothel²

8 letters

cloister²

9 letters

monastery⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (abbey² = 2 syllables).