Foyer definition

foiər, foiā, fwäyā

An entrance hall; a vestibule.

noun

A lobby or anteroom, as of a theater or hotel.

noun

The definition of a foyer is an entry hall or open area.

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.

noun

A lobby, corridor, or waiting room, used in a hotel, theater, etc.

We had a drink in the foyer waiting for the the play to start.

noun

The crucible or basin in a furnace which receives the molten metal.

noun

An entrance hall or lobby, esp. in a theater, hotel, or apartment house.

noun

Other Word Forms

Singular:

foyer

Plural:

foyers

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 fire

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From French foyer (“hearth, lobby”), in turn from Vulgar Latin *focārium, from Late Latin focārius, from Latin focus (“hearth”)

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