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cottage

cottage

171 1.0
A small house in the countryside, usually with one floor
  • noun
  • /ˈkɑtɪdʒ/
translation icon : casa de campo
  • The old cottage had a thatched roof and flowers growing around it.
  • live in a cottage
  • a small cottage
  • cottage industry

So why don't you stay in this little cottage and be warm?

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Examples

  • Welcome to our little French cottage for the week.

  • Jobber crossed the small cottage quickly to warm her hands over the hearth fire.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • It's like a cute little cottage house that I can show you guys.

  • Why was this cottage built and why does it look that way?

  • And so we lived in the cottage all year round.

  • We talked about a book I already read last summer at our cottage.

  • The neighborhood seems to have had some workers' cottages as well as some larger homes.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Further, the author lived in a cottage on the Missouri River.

    Academic text (2012)
  • So why don't you stay in this little cottage and be warm?

  • And then right behind this little cottage, they've got chickens.

Synonyms

house
vscottage
1.0

A building where one family lives

is smaller and simpler usually in rural areas and single storey
cabin
vscottage
351 1.0

A small simple wooden house in the countryside or woods

is more general and often in countryside with a simple single storey
hut
vscottage
217 1.0

A small simple building where people live or stay

is more comfortable and intended for full family living in countryside
shack
vscottage
131 1.8

A small rough shelter made from wood and metal scraps

is usually sturdier and designed for normal family living in countryside
bungalow
vscottage
49 2.7

A low house with one floor and often a wide porch

is typically rural and simple not just defined by one storey
log cabin
vscottage
12 2.5

A small house built from round pieces of wood, often in the woods

is broader and not limited to timber construction or rustic materials
chalet
vscottage
12 6.1

A wooden house with a sloping roof and wide eaves used for holidays in mountains

is more generic countryside housing without the specialized mountain features

Antonyms

327 3.4

A very large, impressive house often with many rooms and gardens

Compounds

A soft white cheese with small lumps made from milk

A small business run at home by family members making goods

1 1.6

A baked dish of minced meat, usually beef, topped with mashed potatoes

A person who lives in a small house in the countryside

cottage pink
  • Specialized
8.3

A small garden plant with a strong sweet smell and pink or rosy flowers

A pale warm pink colour for walls or clothes

A large tent with walls and a roof big enough for a family

cottage tulip
  • Specialized
6.0

A tulip with long stems and egg-shaped flowers that bloom in May

How Big

mansion
327 3.4
villa
55 3.2
house
1.0
cottage
171 1.0
hut
217 1.0

Surface Forms

cottage singular
cottages plural

Etymology

Cottage comes from the old word cot, which meant a 'small hut' or 'shelter', so a cottage is simply a little house often found in the countryside.