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DictionaryfoyerEntrance hall
noun

foyer

FOY-er/ˈfɔɪər/

An entrance hall or lobby in a building.

The foyer provides an entrance space with a coat rack and reception bench.

A welcoming building entrance foyer with front doors, coat rack and a simple reception bench, clear connecting lobby space without signs.
Etymology
foyerLatinhearth; fireplace

The hearth word behind foyer came to mean a room for actors when offstage, then a theater lobby. In English, it now also names a building’s entrance hall.

In context

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cut out the front of the building and drill core through the lobby and the foyer.
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More examples

  • We meet in the theater's foyer before the show.
  • A narrow foyer separates the front door from the living room.
  • Both hotels have spacious foyers with comfortable seating.

Forms

foyer · foyers

Similar words

lobby
Usually a larger public entrance area for waiting or gathering.
vestibule
Usually a small enclosed space between outer and inner doors.
entryway
A broader term that need not mean a separate room.