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

Lidl has been freshening up the look of its stores, putting bakeries at the entrances and displaying more fruit and veg.

From BBC

Visible through one of the windows flanking the front door, she sat so still that she might have been mistaken for a statue, like the lion-dogs that guard the entrance to a Shinto shrine.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr Rizvi argues that instead of going ahead with the proposed caps in Australia, the government should consider introducing a minimum university entrance exam score.

From BBC

Wednesday after the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department responded to a call regarding a suspicious package approximately 30 feet from the main entrance.

From Los Angeles Times

The car entrance fee is $35 and is good for entry for seven days.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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