parvis

noun

variants also parvise
Definition of parvisnext
as in atrium

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Recent Examples of parvis The western façade, giving onto the parvis, the open area before the cathedral, was not completed until around 1240, and the upper gallery of the nave and the two towers on the west façade were finished between 1225 and 1250. — Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, 19 Apr. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parvis
  1. atrium
  2. courtyard
  3. peristyle
  4. galleria
  5. plaza
  6. quadrangle
  7. square
  8. patio
Noun
  • Upon passing through a deep portico entryway abutting an attached two-car garage, a vaulted reception gallery sits beneath a prominent glass atrium.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The upcoming Admirals Club lounge will be located in the atrium on the mezzanine level of Charlotte Douglas International Airport.
    — Chase Jordan October 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of atrium
Noun
  • Wreckage could be seen floating in a large in-ground pool at the center of a courtyard.
    — Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026
  • As for the main home—commissioned by Pittman and Dowell—the impressive, seven-sided structure wraps around a central courtyard and seamlessly integrates Maltzan’s recent addition.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of courtyard
Noun
  • The best examples of this style are seen at the Getty Villa peristyle gardens — a peristyle is a courtyard framed by colonnades or rows of pillars — in Malibu.
    — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 17 Jan. 2026
  • The now-familiar Olympic cauldron torch was added above the peristyle at the east end of the stadium.
    — Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Definition of peristyle
Noun
  • In some cases, however, those vultures circling the air over yesterday’s gallerias, plazas and megamalls are actually vulture investors.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
  • Singaporeans and international travelers also flock here to hang out on the beaches, zip line at Mega Adventure Park, shop at the massive luxury galleria, and more.
    — Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
Definition of galleria
Noun
  • In August 2020, amid racial justice protests on the plaza outside Barclays Center, Wu Tsai and her husband, Alibaba cofounder Joe Tsai, pledged $50 million over 10 years to social justice and economic mobility initiatives, prioritizing Brooklyn.
    — James LaForge, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Because the plaza sits in a C-2 Village Green Overlay District, the base height of any building constructed must be less than four stories, or five with a special permit.
    — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of plaza
Noun
  • Each of those quadrangles of land can produce 7 million pounds of corn or 2 million pounds of soybeans in a summer.
    — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 July 2026
  • The students are lined up in their hundreds− across the student center mezzanine, down the stairs and out into the hot Florida Spring of the quadrangle.
    — Will Carless, USA Today, 10 July 2026
Definition of quadrangle
Noun
  • Lightly flour your work surface, turn the dough out onto the flour and press into a square.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • After news of her death, demonstrators gathered outside Spain's Parliament and in Madrid's Puerta del Sol square, where some observed a minute of silence.
    — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of square
Noun
  • Most include decks or private patios with firepits ignited by the turn of a switch.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The two women sit on the patio with Ye-ji’s conspicuously Western dog, a big yellow Labrador named Blue.
    — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of patio

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“Parvis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parvis. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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