entrance vs opening

opening vs entrance

entrance and opening both are nouns.

entrance is not an adjective while opening is an adjective.

entrance is a verb but opening is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
entrance	Yes	No	Yes	No
opening	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, opening is a hyponym of entrance; that is, opening is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than entrance:

entrance: something that provides access (to get in or get out)
opening: an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship

Other hyponyms of entrance include arch, archway, door, doorway, room access, threshold, gateway, hatchway, scuttle, pithead, portal, porte-cochere, servant's entrance, service door, service entrance, stage door, vomitory.

entrance (noun)	opening (noun)
the act of entering	a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess
something that provides access (to get in or get out)	the act of opening something
a movement into or inward	becoming open or being made open
	the first of a series of actions
	a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made
	an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
	an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity
	a possible alternative
	the initial part of the introduction
	the first performance (as of a theatrical production)
	a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise
	an open or empty space in or between things
	opportunity especially for employment or promotion

entrance (adjective)	opening (adjective)
	first or beginning

entrance (verb)	opening (verb)
put into a trance
attract; cause to be enamored

Difference between entrance and opening

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