front room

Noun

front room (plural front rooms)

1. A room near the entrance of a building.
   • She did not knock at the door, which stood open, but, somewhat to Fermi's amazement, walked at once into the front room, which was plainly the room of state.1880, Frances Hodgson Burnett, chapter 7, in Louisiana

   Synonyms:

   foreroom

   Antonyms:

   backroom, back room

   1. Such a room that serves as an entryway, initial reception area, or waiting room.
      • Near-synonyms: foyer, vestibule
   2. (especially) A living room or similar room in such position that is used for entertaining guests or for special occasions.
      • He found the door open, and in the front room, which is bare of furniture, discovered the body of a gentleman, well dressed, and having cards in his pocket bearing the name of ‘Enoch J. Drebber, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A.‘1887, Arthur Conan Doyle, chapter 3, in A Study in Scarlet
      • The front room, the parlor, seemed to us children to be a room of much splendor, but was open for general use only on Sunday evening or on rare occasions when there were parties.1913, Theodore Roosevelt, chapter 1, in Theodore Roosevelt: An Autobiography