foyer
foyer
Definition
foyer (fo̵i′ər; also fo̵i′ā′, -yā′; fo̵i ā′, -yā′)
noun
an entrance hall or lobby, esp. in a theater, hotel, or apartment house
Etymology: Fr, lobby, greenroom, lit., hearth < ML focarium < focarius, of the hearth < L focus, hearth: see focus
foyer
Synonyms
foyer
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- enter: As I entered the main grand foyer I was soon to learn how my youthful charm could make a fool of a man.
Adjective modifier
- spacious: There is also a spacious new foyer with a full-length glass wall.
- main: Adapted toilets off main foyer at Dress Circle level.
- upper: Access to the upper foyer from this level is by 16 carpeted steps with handrails on both sides.
- outer: Cafe Climbing the stairs from the outer foyer to the cinema cafe, later the bar.
- library: Latest issues of current periodicals are displayed in the Library foyer.
Modifies a noun
- entrance: The toilets are situated through a glass door to the left of the foyer entrance.
- bar: Foyer bar open throughout the day for light refreshments.
- space: The stainless steel clad auditorium is a single volume, which appears to float above the foyer space.
- area: The Patients Lounge is in the main foyer area of the front of the hospital.
Noun used with modifier
- entrance: A sloping ramp provides easy access to the entrance foyer which is a few steps below car park level.
- au: Women returned to the home - le retour au foyer - and a climate of what one might call regressive sexual politics prevailed.
- balcony: Several 1930s painted decorative panels survive in the balcony foyer.
- cinema: The cinema foyer was full of little old ladies who looked like they hadn't been to the cinema for thirty years.
- stall: A further flight of sixteen steps leads down to the stalls foyer.
- theater: You will find us in the theater foyer between 7.30pm - 10.00pm.
Preposition: of
- theater: The Box Office is located in the foyer of the theater.
- hall: The Threshold space in the foyer of the concert hall becomes home to a specially constructed self-contained theater.
Preposition: with
