Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vestibule

/ˈvɛ.stəˌbjul/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English

Syllables: vestibule
IPA: /ˈvɛ.stəˌbjul/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small entrance hall, antechamber, passage, or room between the outer door and the main hall, lobby, or interior of a building.

noun

A small entrance hall, antechamber, passage, or room between the outer door and the main hall, lobby, or interior of a building.

noun

A small entrance hall, antechamber, passage, or room between the outer door and the main hall, lobby, or interior of a building.

noun

Any of a number of body cavities or channels, serving as or resembling an entrance to another bodily space.

noun

Any of a number of body cavities or channels, serving as or resembling an entrance to another bodily space.

noun

Any of a number of body cavities or channels, serving as or resembling an entrance to another bodily space.

noun

Any of a number of body cavities or channels, serving as or resembling an entrance to another bodily space.

noun

Any of a number of body cavities or channels, serving as or resembling an entrance to another bodily space.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: foyer"
"Lydia's voice was heard in the vestibule; the door was thrown open, and she ran into the room."
"The purpose of the vestibule, at least in western Europe, was not to provide a resting-place for penitents, but to deaden the noise outside."
"Some instinct warned Armitage that what was taking place was not a thing for unfortified eyes to see, so he brushed back the crowd with authority as he unlocked the vestibule door."
"The exit side of the front vestibule contains a sliding door."
"The units have transverse seats, two and three astride the passageway with single or double longitudinal seats alongside the two entrance vestibules in each car."

Etymology

Early 17th century, borrowed from French vestibule (“entrance court”), from Latin vestibulum (“forecourt, entrance court; entrance”), from vestiō (“to dress, clothe, vest”) + -bulum (“place, location”, nominal suffix). Doublet of vestibulum.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: *wes-, vestibule, vestibulum

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈvɛ.stəˌbjul/
British English: /ˈvɛ.stɪ.bjuːl/

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

vestibules (plural) vestibules (present, singular) vestibuling (participle, present) vestibuled (participle, past) vestibuled (past)

Derived Forms

vestibular vestibulectomy vestibulitis vestibulotomy vestibuled

Phrases

vestibule school vestibule train vestibulo- vestibul-

Frequently Paired Words

invest vest vestiary vestment vestry vesture wear

Synonyms

foyer anteroom antechamber entrance hall hall lobby

Questions

How do you pronounce vestibule?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvɛ.stəˌbjul/.
What does vestibule mean?: A small entrance hall, antechamber, passage, or room between the outer door and the main hall, lobby, or interior of a building.
Where does vestibule come from?: It is traced to French.

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