Synonyms for tenement
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A building that is rented to multiple tenants, especially a low-rent, run-down one.
Related words
- Phrases
- tenement house servient tenement
Forms
- Plural
- tenements → homes, habitations…
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A tenement may be detached by itself, or it may be part of a house divided off for the use of a family.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Example sentences
- habitation This house was declared unfit for human habitation.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| tenement | falling | |
| habitation | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- home1
- 10 letters
- habitation4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (habitation4 = 4 syllables).