residence vs home

home vs residence

residence and home both are nouns.

residence is not an adjective while home is an adjective.

residence is not a verb while home is a verb.

residence is not an adverb while home is an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
residence	Yes	No	No	No
home	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

As nouns, home is a hyponym of residence; that is, home is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than residence:

residence: any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
home: where you live at a particular time

Other hyponyms of residence include domicile, legal residence, place.

residence (noun)	home (noun)
the act of dwelling in a place	housing that someone is living in
the official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president)	an institution where people are cared for
a large and imposing house	(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily	a social unit living together
	the country or state or city where you live
	place where something began and flourished
	where you live at a particular time
	the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end
	an environment offering affection and security

residence (adjective)	home (adjective)
	used of your own ground
	relating to or being where one lives or where one's roots are
	inside the country

residence (verb)	home (verb)
	return home accurately from a long distance
	provide with, or send to, a home

residence (adverb)	home (adverb)
	at or to or in the direction of one's home or family
	to the fullest extent; to the heart
	on or to the point aimed at

Difference between residence and home

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