foyer

foy·er

F0288600 (foi′ər, foi′ā′, fwä′yā′)n.1. A lobby or anteroom, as of a theater or hotel.2. An entrance hall; a vestibule.

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[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.]

foyer

(ˈfɔɪeɪ; ˈfɔɪə) n1. a hall, lobby, or anteroom, used for reception and as a meeting place, as in a hotel, theatre, cinema, etc2. (Social Welfare) (in Britain) a centre providing accommodation and employment training, etc. for homeless young people[C19: from French: fireplace, from Medieval Latin focārius, from Latin focus fire]

foy•er

(ˈfɔɪ ər, ˈfɔɪ eɪ, fwɑˈyeɪ)

n. 1. the lobby of a theater, hotel, or apartment house. 2. a vestibule or entrance hall in a house or apartment. [1855–60; < French: fireplace, hearth (orig. a room to which theater audiences went for warmth between the acts) < Gallo-Latin]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

foyer - a large entrance or reception room or areaantechamber, anteroom, entrance hall, lobby, vestibule, hallbuilding, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"narthex - a vestibule leading to the nave of a churchroom - an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view"

foyer

noun entrance hall, lobby, reception area, vestibule, anteroom, antechamber I went and waited in the foyer.

Translations

门厅

foyer

(ˈfoiei) , ((American) ˈfoiər) noun an entrance hall to a theatre, hotel etc. I'll meet you in the foyer. 門廳 门厅