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Doorway vs Foyer - What's the difference?

doorway | foyer |

As nouns the difference between doorway and foyer

is that doorway is the passage of a door; entrance way into a house or a room while foyer is .

doorway

English

(Webster 1913)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The passage of a door; entrance way into a house or a room.

    • foyer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A lobby, corridor, or waiting room, used in a hotel, theater, etc.
    • We had a drink in the foyer waiting for the the play to start.
  • The crucible or basin in a furnace which receives the molten metal.
  • (UK) A hostel offering accommodation and work opportunities to homeless young people.