entryway

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈɛntriweɪ/ UK /ˈɛntriweɪ/ See IPA manual

noun

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noun
a passage or opening that serves as an entrance

Muddy boots were left in the entryway by the front door.

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1 noun · a passage or opening that... entrance entry doorway portal threshold vestibulefoyer

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exit

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Related forms entry enter entrance

Etymology

Compound of entry + way; entry from Old French entree, from entrer ('to enter'), from Latin intrare ('to enter'), from intra ('within').

intrare Latin intra Latin

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# entryway

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈɛntriweɪ
**IPA (UK):** ˈɛntriweɪ

## Meanings
1. a passage or opening that serves as an entrance

## Examples
- Muddy boots were left in the entryway by the front door.

## Synonyms
- entrance
- entry
- doorway
- portal
- threshold
- vestibule
- foyer

## Antonyms
- exit

## Related Forms
- entry
- enter
- entrance

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: intrare
- Root: intra

## Etymology
Compound of entry + way; entry from Old French entree, from entrer ('to enter'), from Latin intrare ('to enter'), from intra ('within').

## AI Etymology
Entryway is a compound of entry + way; entry from Old French entree, from entrer ('to enter'), from Latin intrare ('to enter'), from intra ('within'). The etymological trail includes Latin intrare and Latin intra. As a noun, entryway names a passage or opening that serves as an entrance. The same family is visible in related forms such as entry, enter, and entrance. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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