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Residential vs Dwelling - What's the difference?

residential | dwelling |

As nouns the difference between residential and dwelling

is that residential is a trip during which people temporarily live together while dwelling is a habitation; a place or house in which a person lives; abode; domicile.

As an adjective residential

is of or pertaining to a place of personal residence or to a location for such places.

As a verb dwelling is

present participle of lang=en.

residential

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to a place of personal residence or to a location for such places.
    • They live in a residential neighborhood.
  • Of or pertaining to residency.
    • There is a residential requirement for obtaining a marriage license here.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A trip during which people temporarily live together.
    • The youth group organises annual residentials .

    dwelling

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) dwelling, . More at dwell.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A habitation; a place or house in which a person lives; abode; domicile.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham)
    • , title=(The China Governess) , chapter=Foreword citation , passage=He turned back to the scene before him and the enormous new block of council dwellings . The design was some way after Corbusier but the block was built up on plinths and resembled an Atlantic liner swimming diagonally across the site.}}
    The old house served as a dwelling for Albert.
    Philip's dwelling fronted on the street. -
    Synonyms
    * See also
    Derived terms
    * dwellinghouse * dwelling place * lake dwelling: prehistoric structure
    References
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    Etymology 2

    From .

    Verb

    (head)
    • I was dwelling in the cave.