entrance

¹

[en-truhns]

noun

1. an act of entering, as into a place or upon new duties.

   Synonyms: ingress, entry
   Antonyms: exit

2. a point or place of entering; an opening or passage for entering, as a doorway.

   Synonyms: ingress, entry
   Antonyms: exit

3. the right, privilege, or permission to enter; admission.

   People improperly dressed will be refused entrance to the theater.

4. Theater.,  the moment or place in the script at which an actor comes on the stage.

5. Music.

   1. the point in a musical score at which a particular voice or instrument joins the ensemble.

   2. the way in which this is done.

      a sloppy entrance.

6. a manner, means, or style of entering a room, group, etc.; way of coming into view.

   She mimicked Joan's entrance.

7. Nautical.,  the immersed portion of a hull forward of the middle body (run ).

entrance

²

[en-trans]

verb (used with object)

entranced, entrancing 

1. to fill with delight or wonder; enrapture.

   Synonyms: transport, fascinate, spellbind, enthrall

2. to put into a trance.

   to be hypnotically entranced.

entrance

¹

/ ˈɛntrəns /

noun

1. the act or an instance of entering; entry

2. a place for entering, such as a door or gate

3. 1. the power, liberty, or right of entering; admission

   2. ( as modifier )

      an entrance fee

4. the coming of an actor or other performer onto a stage

entrance

²

/ ɪnˈtrɑːns /

verb

1. to fill with wonder and delight; enchant

2. to put into a trance; hypnotize

Other Word Forms

• entrancing adjective
• entrancement noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of entrance¹

First recorded in 1525–50; from Middle French; enter, -ance

Origin of entrance²

First recorded in 1585–95; en- ¹ + trance ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of entrance¹

C16: from French, from entrer to _enter

Synonym Study

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.

Example Sentences

Closer to the entrance, not a single bit of asphalt is left uncovered; beach towels adorn the ground, and tapestries are draped over security gates to create makeshift tents.

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Far-right activist Tommy Robinson was unlawfully stopped driving a Bentley at the entrance to the Channel Tunnel, and counter-terrorism officers made a disproportionate use of their powers, his lawyer has told a court.

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The prosecutor believed the blast had taken place on a floor above the entrance and told reporters it was a "premeditated and voluntary homicide".

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The security checkpoint at its main entrance has also been hugely expanded, with a new access road and roundabout added.

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The staff at the entrance had let us in without warning, raising the possibility that they too had not been notified.

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Related Words

• access 
• avenue 
• corridor 
• door 
• doorway 
• entry 
• entryway 
• gate 
• hall 
• hallway 
• lobby 
• opening 
• passageway 
• porch 
• port 
• staircase