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The act of admitting someone to enter
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admittance
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the right to enter [syn: entree , access , accession ] the act of admitting someone to enter; "the surgery was performed on his second admission to the clinic" [syn: admission ]
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Admittance may refer to: Admittance , a measure of how easily a circuit allows an electric current to flow Admittance (geophysics) , the small effects of atmospheric pressure on gravity Thermal admittance, a measure of the ability of a material to transfer ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1580s, "the action of admitting," formed in English from admit + -ance (if from Latin, it would have been *admittence ; French uses accès in this sense). Used formerly in senses where admission now prevails. Admissure was used in this sense from mid-15c.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. 1 The act of admit. 2 Permission to enter, the power or right of entrance. 3 Actual entrance, reception. 4 (context euphemistic hypocoristic English) The vulva, especially the labia majora. n. 1 The act of admit. 2 Permission to enter, the power or ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Admittance \Ad*mit"tance\, n. The act of admitting. Permission to enter; the power or right of entrance; also, actual entrance; reception. To gain admittance into the house. --South. He desires admittance to the king. --Dryden. To give admittance to a thought ...
Usage examples of admittance.
With a sad heart she turned her steps to the prison-gate, but here she was denied admittance, and for ten days she found the prison-door closed against her.
The inhabitants at first refused us admittance, and we ran for shelter into the out-houses.
L staff whose job was to check identifications before allowing admittance to the ball.
He pulls up before a sign: RIVER THAMES WATER AUTHORITY No Admittance At a control barrier Steed inserts a card.
She paused a moment before laying her hand against the admittance plate, composing her face and trying to calm her racing heartbeat.
But to do this, somebody must gain admittance to his cell, and who was to be taken into their confidence?
Months he had wandered about the gates of the Bonnet, wondering, sighing, knocking at them, and getting neither admittance nor answer.
Berry was aroused by an unusual prolonged wailing of the child, which showed that no one was comforting it, and failing to get any answer to her applications for admittance, she made bold to enter.
You must decide if your remaining chance is worth denying yourself admittance to Joy Hall until after menopause, because every time you return there it shall be up to two months hence before you can possibly conceive.
They will find no Pelton, but they will find three women who will swear that, yes, you and your men demanded admittance last night, whereupon you behaved with drunken debauchery, fighting amongst yourselves.
The absolute silence of this seldom used dungeon was broken by a creaking sound, exactly the sound, he realised, of the handle to the door below that gave admittance upon the prisoners.
If we try to continue as it now does, this institution will inevitably fall under the direct administration of a government agency and the rules of admittance, of residence, of entertainment and of general behaviour will change drastically, change soon, and change to the worse for most of you.
They returned very shortly with two women in the direction of the city, saying that Peterson had refused them admittance, explaining that Chatterford had emigrated, and these more sensible women had begged transportation into London.
Little Court, to gain admittance if you may, with a request for audience with Prince Benedicte.
Lutea had found for her, they gained admittance to dump their burden, but then all of us were brusquely turned away.