FOYER
What does "FOYER" mean?
An entrance hall or lobby of a building, especially a theater or home.
Meanings
- An entrance hall or open area just inside the main door of a house or building. She kicked off her boots in the foyer and called out hello.
- A large open space in a theater or concert hall where audiences gather before and during intermissions. The crowd spilled into the foyer for drinks at intermission.
Did you know?
- A foyer is literally a 'fireplace': the word comes from French for hearth, because a theater's foyer was once the heated room where actors gathered to keep warm between scenes.
Word origin
From French 'foyer' (hearth, home), from Latin 'focarium' (place for fire), from 'focus' (hearth); originally the warm room where theater actors and patrons gathered by the fire.
Remember it
FOYER sounds like 'fwa-yay' and means hearth in French - picture a warm fire greeting you the moment you step inside.
A little poem
A small lit threshold-
coats give up the outside cold,
the house leans to greet.
haiku
Wordplay
- Guests kept mispronouncing my foyer. I told them not to worry - the word's so old it can't hear them anyway.
What it teaches
A foyer is a hearth in disguise: the first warmth a house offers is simply not making you stand in the cold.
Quick facts
What does FOYER mean?
An entrance hall or lobby of a building, especially a theater or home.
Is FOYER a valid word?
Yes — FOYER is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is FOYER?
FOYER has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does FOYER come from?
From French 'foyer' (hearth, home), from Latin 'focarium' (place for fire), from 'focus' (hearth); originally the warm room where theater actors and patrons gathered by the fire.
What can FOYER teach us?
A foyer is a hearth in disguise: the first warmth a house offers is simply not making you stand in the cold.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.