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)

, en·tranced, en·tranc·ing.

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

/ ɪnˈtrɑːns /

verb

1. to fill with wonder and delight; enchant
2. to put into a trance; hypnotize

entrance

²

/ 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

Derived Forms

• enˈtrancing, adjective
• enˈtrancement, noun

Other Words From

• en·trance·ment 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

“They didn’t put up a fight at all,” said Haykal, as he manned a highway checkpoint nearly 15 miles west of the capital’s entrance.

From Los Angeles Times

In July 1901, an effigy hanging near the entrance of the home bore on its chest a placard reading “1/4 master” — quartermaster, the man in charge of survival basics such as food and water.

From Los Angeles Times

Back in the 1880s, what is now Santa Rosa Avenue was actually built to be the grand entrance to the home of Altadena’s founder, real estate developer and rancher John Woodbury.

From Los Angeles Times

And early on Wednesday morning, it became the backdrop for a high-profile killing, when a masked man gunned down Brian Thompson, the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare, near an entrance, before fleeing on a bicycle.

From New York Times

Hastily, they barricaded the entrances with whatever they could find: cushioned benches, long tables, sofas.

From BBC

Related Words

• bewitch
• enchant
• enrapture
• enthrall
• fascinate
• mesmerize