Added 9 October 2026 doorway /ˈdɔɹweɪ/ noun Categories: ThingsUncommon Words In Latin: ostium, ianua Wiktionary noun ! Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about doorway at Wordnik → Where our words come from → The passage of a door; a door-shaped entrance into a house or a room. I stood by the doorway to watch her go. An opening or passage in general. Soon after dawn, he came to the doorway of my tent. Origin From door + way. From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA) Related Words: thresholddoordoorstepstoopgategatewayportalporchcorridorhallwaycrossing Back to today's word