mansion

1. 1.

   (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided

   Synonymssign of the zodiacstar signsignhouseplanetary house

   Broaderregion

   NarrowerAriesTaurusGeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusCapricorn

   Part ofzodiac

   astrology

2. 2.

   a large and imposing house

   Synonymsmansion housemansehallresidence

   Broaderhouse

   Narrowermanorpalacestately home

   Partsmanor hall

Other forms of mansion

plural

mansions·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about mansion

What does mansion mean?

mansion means "(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in mansion?

mansion has 2 syllables: man-sion. The stress falls on "man". In IPA it is /ˈmænʃən/.

What is another word for mansion?

Close synonyms include sign of the zodiac, star sign, sign, house, planetary house. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is mansion a common word?

mansion is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.