an act of entering, as into a place or upon new duties.
a point or place of entering; an opening or passage for entering, as a doorway.
the right, privilege, or permission to enter; admission: People improperly dressed will be refused entrance to the theater.
Theater. the moment or place in the script at which an actor comes on the stage.
Music.
the point in a musical score at which a particular voice or instrument joins the ensemble.
the way in which this is done: a sloppy entrance.
a manner, means, or style of entering a room, group, etc.; way of coming into view: She mimicked Joan's entrance.
Nautical. the immersed portion of a hull forward of the middle body (opposed to run).
Origin of entrance
1
First recorded in 1525–50; from Middle French; see enter, -ance
SYNONYMS FOR entrance
1, 2 entry, ingress.
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ANTONYMS FOR entrance
1, 2 exit.
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synonym study for entrance
3. Entrance,admittance,admission refer to the possibility of entering a place or a group. Entrance may refer to either possibility: Entrance is by way of the side door; entrance into a card game.Admittance refers more to place and suggests entrance that may be permitted or denied: to gain admittance to a building; no admittance.Admission refers more to special groups and suggests entrance by payment, by formal or special permission, privilege, and the like: admission to a concert, a game, to candidacy, the bar, to society.
Eventually Terry left a blank open notebook on a table near the entrance, and let everyone know that if they wished to get something out that they were welcomed to write it down.
The Last Bar Standing?|Eugene Robinson|September 15, 2020|Ozy
When cornered, they dig a short tunnel and then backfill the entrance, magically disappearing as if through a secret door, and you’ll never guess they’re sitting just a few inches away.
How to hunt for star-nosed moles (and their holes)|Kenneth Catania|September 15, 2020|Popular Science
You arrive at your normal subway entrance and it’s blocked off.
How a vacation—or a pandemic—can help you adopt better habits now|matthewheimer|September 12, 2020|Fortune
The agreement is heralded as China’s full entrance into the global order.
A brief history of US-China espionage entanglements|Konstantin Kakaes|September 3, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Instead of using existing caves or natural features as entrances to other worlds, people started to build their own.
An Ancient Site with Human Skulls on Display - Issue 89: The Dark Side|Jo Marchant|September 2, 2020|Nautilus
On her first entrance, Hitchcock says, “She looks old, they've shot her badly.”
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Kocurek now works 12-hour shifts as a night watchman guarding the entrance to a drilling patch.
Two Texas Regulators Tried to Enforce the Rules. They Were Fired.|David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He collapsed near the entrance of his room, probably in great pain.
Beware of Japan’s “Black Widows”|Jake Adelstein|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The entrance to the show is a wall lined with books that conceals a secret door.
Sherlock Holmes Vs. Jack the Ripper|Clive Irving|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One hundred meters from the entrance to the Korengal we stop for breakfast.
Heart of Darkness: Into Afghanistan’s Taliban Valley|Matt Trevithick, Daniel Seckman|November 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Under the striped curtain, drawn up to form the entrance of the tent, stood Nehushta.
Marzio's Crucifix and Zoroaster|F. Marion Crawford
If sufficient care be taken to prevent their entrance, the contraction of the disease can be absolutely prevented.
The Eugenic Marriage, Volume IV. (of IV.)|Grant Hague
The steps rapidly approached, and a man appeared in the entrance of the hall.
The Trail-Hunter|Gustave Aimard
Across the entrance the floor sloped up to the rocky ridge, of which Mr. Rogers had spoken; and beyond the ridge lay the pool.
Major Vigoureux|A. T. Quiller-Couch
I did not suffer their entrance nor their exit to excite me.
Short Story Classics (American) Vol. 2|Various
British Dictionary definitions for entrance (1 of 2)
entrance1
/ (ˈɛntrəns) /
noun
the act or an instance of entering; entry
a place for entering, such as a door or gate
the power, liberty, or right of entering; admission
(as modifier)an entrance fee
the coming of an actor or other performer onto a stage
Word Origin for entrance
C16: from French, from entrer to enter
British Dictionary definitions for entrance (2 of 2)