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inn

inn

239 1.0
A small hotel in the countryside that offers rooms and meals
  • noun
  • /ɪn/
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  • There's an inn, the Bedford House, near Bedford village.
  • room at the inn
  • a hotel or inn
  • meet at an inn

I'm in the Congress Inn on Dickerson Rd.

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Examples

  • He poured olive oil and wine over him, set him on his own beast, and took him to an inn where he cared for him.

  • So today we had our breakfast there in the dining hall of the Inn at Harvard.

  • No, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.

  • Their plan was to post up at Dragon Inn, spend the night, and continue north.

  • Likely that meant a good inn as well and a decent supper.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Let me lead you to our humble inn, Your Majesty!

  • Thank you for staying at the New Darwin Inn.

  • - There's the Flying Duck Inn up the road.

  • She'll stay at the Boar's Head Inn tonight and come out early tomorrow.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • We agreed to meet him at an inn in a remote valley in California.

Synonyms

hotel
vsinn
1.0

A building where people pay to stay and get meals and other services

is smaller and often rural, with food included and historic character
motel
vsinn
579 1.2

A small hotel by the road that has parking outside each room

is more historic and rural, serving non-motor travellers
lodge
vsinn
170 3.4

A small house near nature where travelers stay temporarily

is more of a commercial place offering meals and longer services
hostel
vsinn
34 2.1

A cheap place for travelers or students to sleep, often with shared rooms and facilities

is more private, offering individual rooms and meals for guests
9 3.1

A small home where you stay overnight and have breakfast

is usually larger and offers full meals and public services
relais
vsinn
  • UK
1 9.9

A small hotel in the countryside that offers food and rooms to travelers

is similar but often rural or historic rather than French-specific
auberge
vsinn
1 9.9

A small hotel or inn with a French style that offers rooms to guests

is more generic and often historic or countryside focused
hostelry
vsinn
  • Archaic
1 8.0

A place like a hotel that offers rooms for travelers to stay overnight

is an older or traditional term for the same lodging
lodging house
vsinn
  • UK
1 3.6

A house that rents rooms to people for short or long stays

is a commercial provider focusing on travelers and meals
caravan inn
vsinn
8.0

An inn with a large open yard that shelters travellers and animals

is similar but more rural and not focused on courtyards

A building that offers rooms for people to stay for a short time

is smaller and traditionally offers food and historic atmosphere
lodgings
vsinn
3.3

Temporary rooms you rent to stay in for a short time

is a specific small establishment offering meals and traditional character

Compounds

1 3.4

A hotel with parking next to each room for drivers

An inn with a large open yard that shelters travellers and animals

inn yard
  • Archaic
5.5

An open yard at an inn where people meet and tie horses

How Comfortable

resort
247 1.1
hotel
1.0
inn
239 1.0
hostel
34 2.1
campsite
46 1.4

Surface Forms

inn singular
inns plural

Etymology

The word inn comes from Old English inn, which meant 'room' or 'place to stay'. Long ago, these places gave food and a bed to travelers, so an inn today is a small hotel that often offers both rooms and meals.