foyer (noun)
1foyer — ► NOUN ▪ a large entrance hall in a hotel or theatre. ORIGIN originally denoting the centre of attention or activity: from French, hearth, home …
2foyer — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ entrance, front (esp. AmE) ▪ grand (esp. AmE), main ▪ cinema (BrE), hotel, school, station …
3foyer — 1859, from Fr. foyer green room, room for actors when not on stage, lit. fireplace, from O.Fr. foier furnace, stove, hearth, fireplace (12c.), from L. focarium, noun use of neut. of adj. focarius having to do with the hearth, from focus hearth,… …
4foyer — noun (C) 1 a room or hall at the entrance to a public building; lobby 1 (1): We met in the theatre foyer. 2 AmE a small room or hall at the entrance to a private house or flat …
5foyer — noun you may hang your coats in the foyer Syn: entrance hall, hall, hallway, entrance, entry, entranceway, entryway, porch, reception area, atrium, concourse, lobby, narthex …
6foyer — noun Etymology: French, literally, fireplace, from Vulgar Latin *focarium, from Latin focus hearth Date: 1833 an anteroom or lobby especially of a theater; also an entrance hallway ; vestibule …
7foyer — noun /ˈfɔɪ.eɪ,ˈfɔɪɝ/ A lobby, corridor, or waiting room, used in a hotel, theater, etc …
8foyer — noun Syn: entrance hall, hallway, entry, porch, reception area, atrium, concourse, lobby, anteroom; N.Amer. entryway …
9foyer — UK [ˈfɔɪeɪ] / US [ˈfɔɪər] / US [ˈfwɑˌjeɪ] noun [countable] Word forms foyer : singular foyer plural foyers 1) a large open space close to the entrance inside a building, hotel, or theatre 2) American a small room or space just inside the front… …
10foyer — foy|er [ fɔıər, fwa,jeı ] noun count 1. ) AMERICAN a small room or space just inside the front door of a house or apartment 2. ) a large open space near the entrance inside a building, hotel, or theater: LOBBY …