Definition

1. Noun:
   • The act or process of allowing someone to enter a place: Refers specifically to the physical act of entering or being granted entry.
   • The right or permission to enter a place: Refers to the authorization or privilege to go into a location, often a private or restricted area.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The sign on the door read "No admittance to unauthorized personnel."
  • He was granted admittance to the exclusive club after showing his membership card.
  • The security guard controls the admittance of visitors to the building.

Advanced Usage

• "To gain/get admittance": To succeed in entering a place, often implying some form of permission or overcoming a barrier.

  • She finally gained admittance to the lecture hall after the doors had been closed.

• "To refuse/deny admittance": To not allow someone to enter.

  • The bouncer denied admittance to anyone not on the guest list.

Variants and Related Words

• Admit (verb): To allow to enter; to confess or acknowledge.
  • This ticket admits one person.
• Admission (noun): Often used interchangeably with "admittance" for the act of entering. However, "admission" more commonly refers to the fee paid for entry or the process of being accepted into an institution.
  • Admission to the museum is $10. (fee)
  • Her admission to the university was a proud moment. (acceptance into an institution)

Synonyms

• Entry: The act of going or coming in.
• Access: The means or opportunity to approach or enter a place.
• Entrance: An opening, such as a door, that allows access; the act of entering.

Technical Usage (Physics/Electrical Engineering)

• Noun:
  • A measure of how easily alternating current (AC) flows through a circuit: It is the reciprocal of impedance, measured in siemens.
  • In this circuit, a higher admittance allows more current to flow.

Related Phrases

• "No admittance": A common phrase used on signs to indicate that entry is forbidden.
  • The door to the construction site had a clear "No Admittance" sign.

Noun

1. the act of admitting someone to enter
   • the surgery was performed on his second admission to the clinic
2. the right to enter