What is another word for hovel?

Pronunciation: [hˈɒvə͡l] (IPA)

Hovel is a word that is used to describe a small, dirty, and poorly built dwelling. If you're looking for synonyms for this word, some of the options include shack, slum, shanty, hutch, hut, and hooch. Each of these words is used to describe a similar type of dwelling, but they may have slightly different connotations. For example, a hooch is often used to describe a rough and makeshift shelter, while a shack may be slightly more substantial. Regardless of the word you choose, each one is a good way to describe a dwelling that is far from luxurious and may be associated with poverty or difficult living conditions.

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    • Noun, singular or mass
      slum, shithole.

What are the hypernyms for Hovel?

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What are the hyponyms for Hovel?

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  • hyponyms for hovel (as nouns)

Usage examples for Hovel

Moreover, in spite of having issued from the untidy hovel of those rammucky Veales, she showed an innate love of cleanliness and order, assiduously brushing her black hair and scrupulously washing her white skin.
"The Devil's Garden"
W. B. Maxwell
It mattered nothing to the children of the mud hovel that their father was not an exemplary character; they did not want him to be drowned; and Norah, hearing in extreme youth of the hero who had interposed between him and such a cruel death, had mentally built a pedestal for the hero and kept him on top of it ever since.
"The Devil's Garden"
W. B. Maxwell
He had expected a mere hovel, such as he had read about.
"The Son of his Father"
Ridgwell Cullum

Famous quotes with Hovel

  • Having leveled my palace, don't erect a hovel and complacently admire your own charity in giving me that for a home.
    Emily Bronte
  • I might have been born in a hovel but I am determined to travel with the wind and the stars.
    Jacqueline Cochran
  • Whoever cultivates the golden mean avoids both the poverty of a hovel and the envy of a palace.
    Horace
  • Having leveled my palace, don't erect a hovel and complacently admire your own charity in giving me that for a home.
    Emily Brontë
  • Whoever cultivates the golden mean avoids both the poverty of a hovel and the envy of a palace.
    Horace

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