Lair vs Den - What's the difference?
lair | den | Synonyms |
A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground.
(figuratively) A place inhabited by a criminal or criminals, a superhero or a supervillain.
* 1897 , (Bram Stoker), (Dracula) Chapter 21
A small cavern or hollow place in the side of a hill, or among rocks; especially, a cave used by a wild animal for shelter or concealment.
A squalid or wretched place; a haunt.
A comfortable room not used for formal entertaining.
(UK, Scotland, obsolete) A narrow glen; a ravine; a dell.
(reflexive) To ensconce or hide oneself in (or as in) a den.
(a unit of weight)
Den is a synonym of lair.
As nouns the difference between lair and den
is that lair is a place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground while den is a small cavern or hollow place in the side of a hill, or among rocks; especially, a cave used by a wild animal for shelter or concealment.As verbs the difference between lair and den
is that lair is to mire while den is to ensconce or hide oneself in (or as in) a den.As an abbreviation den is
abbreviation of lang=en (a unit of weight.As a proper noun Den is
a diminutive of the male given name Dennis.lair
English
Noun
(en noun)- ...Van Helsing stood up and said, "Now, my dear friends, we go forth to our terrible enterprise. Are we all armed, as we were on that night when first we visited our enemy's lair . Armed against ghostly as well as carnal attack?"
Synonyms
* (of an animal''): burrow (''of some smaller mammals''), den (''of a lion or tiger ) * (of a criminal ): den, hide-outAnagrams
* * * * * * ----den
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) den, from (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- a den of robbers
- Daniel was put into the lions’ den .
- a den of vice
- an opium den'''; a gambling '''den
- (Shakespeare)