foyer

foyer

noun

Definition of FOYER

1

a centrally located room in a building that serves as a gathering or waiting area or as a passageway into the interior <theatergoers crowded the foyer during the play's intermission>

Synonyms hall, lobby

Related Words entranceway, entry, entryway, hallway, vestibule; concourse, corridor, gallery, passageway; antechamber, anteroom, chamber, waiting room

2

the entrance room of a building <leave your muddy boots in the foyer and come into the house>

Synonyms entranceway, entry, entryway, foyer, hallway, lobby, vestibule

Related Words antechamber, anteroom, lounge, waiting room; door, doorway, entrance, portal, threshold