mezzanine

noun

mez·​za·​nine ˈme-zə-ˌnēn 

ˌme-zə-ˈnēn

1

: a low-ceilinged story between two main stories of a building

especially : an intermediate story that projects in the form of a balcony

2

a

: the lowest balcony in a theater

b

: the first few rows of such a balcony

Examples of mezzanine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

From the mezzanine, a man dressed as George Washington watched as King Charles III made his way through the crowd and up to the dais. —Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 29 Apr. 2026

The mezzanine could be used for cozy social gatherings or small business meetings, according to Omar. —George Avalos, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2026

One of the family rooms is a duplex, with two twin beds on the mezzanine. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2026

Video shows the cop grab Suarez by his jacket and haul him up the steps to the mezzanine, before pushing him out an emergency exit door by the turnstiles, court documents show. —Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026

Word History

Etymology

French, from Italian mezzanino, from mezzano middle, from Latin medianus middle, median

First Known Use

1711, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for mezzanine

• acrolein
• adenine
• alkylene
• aniline
• anthracene
• aquiline
• asphaltene
• atlantean
• atrazine
• butadiene
• butylene
• caesarean

Kids Definition

mezzanine

noun

mez·​za·​nine ˈmez-ᵊn-ˌēn 

ˌmez-ᵊn-ˈēn

1

: a story between two main stories of a building often in the form of a balcony

2

: the lowest balcony in a theater or its first few rows