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

Beauty was also coyly positioned, always in view of my and my brother’s drifting curiosities, like the framed print of “Jammin’ at the Savoy” by Romare Bearden that she hung just outside the kitchen’s entrance that I loved so much, that I sometimes wanted to live inside of, debonair and irreducibly cool like Bearden’s jazz men.

From Los Angeles Times

Brasilia's Deputy Governor Celina Leao told reporters that the explosion occurred after the man approached the entrance to the court and failed to gain entry.

From BBC

The Henson family purchased it in 1999 and erected a statue of Kermit the Frog dressed as Chapin’s famous character the Tramp at the entrance.

From Los Angeles Times

The area was cordoned off during the incident and the entrance was closed.

From BBC

School districts may use entrance criteria for specialized schools or programs, state code says, “if the criteria are uniformly applied to all applicants.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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