Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anteroom

/ˈæn.ti.ɹʊm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.91 in modern English

Syllables: an-te-room
IPA: /ˈæn.ti.ɹʊm/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A room before, or forming an entrance to, another; a waiting room.

Example Sentences

"[T]his was one of the anterooms off the main throneroom in which the king was accustomed to hold court with his entire retinue."
"Several antique games, such as a skiddles table, occupy an upstairs anteroom."
"These stories take on pulp fiction’s sensational subjects. But episodes of murder, suicide and adultery turn out to be just anterooms to an echo chamber filled with subtle and far-reaching thematic reverberations."

Etymology

From ante- + room, as a calque of French antichambre or its model Italian anticamera.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈæn.ti.ɹʊm/

Inflected Forms

anterooms (plural) ante-room (alternative) anti-room (alternative) antiroom (alternative)

Synonyms

antechamber foreroom entrance hall hall foyer lobby vestibule

Rhymes With

home room whom assume bathroom boom costume resume fixing room packing room bloom locker room

Questions

How do you pronounce anteroom?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæn.ti.ɹʊm/.
What does anteroom mean?: A room before, or forming an entrance to, another; a waiting room.
Where does anteroom come from?: From ante- + room, as a calque of French antichambre or its model Italian anticamera.

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