an entrance hall or lobby, esp. in a theater, hotel, or apartment house
Origin of foyer
Fr, lobby, greenroom, literally , hearth from Medieval Latin focarium from focarius, of the hearth from Classical Latin focus, hearth: see focus
The foyer of a house.
- The entry hall in your apartment house is an example of a foyer.
- The large open area in a theater before you go into the auditorium is an example of a foyer.
The definition of a foyer is an entry hall or open area.
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foyer
noun
- A lobby or anteroom, as of a theater or hotel.
- An entrance hall; a vestibule.
Origin of foyer
French social center from Old French foier fireplace from Vulgar Latin focārium from Late Latin neuter of focārius of the hearth (unattested sense) from Latin focus fireTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural foyers)
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Sentence Examples
- She looked around at the quiet foyer of a massive house.
- He rose and left Darian's room for the foyer, where Toni was waiting for him.
- From the foyer, they entered a huge room with a wide staircase that curved gracefully from the balcony on the second floor.
- Jackson headed to the foyer, then stopped abruptly.
- He looked small in the middle of the foyer, and he wore an insincere smile like he might any other piece of easily removable clothing.
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