advice

advice

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English

Etymology

From Middle English avys, from Old French avis, from the phrase ce m'est a vis ("in my view"), where vis is from Latin visus, past participle of videre (to see). See vision, and compare avise, advise. The unhistoric -d- was introduced in English 15c. Doublet of aviso.

Displaced native Old English rǣd.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ədˈvaɪs/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ædˈvaɪs/
  • Rhymes: -aɪs

Noun

advice (countable and uncountable, plural advices)

  1. (uncountable) An opinion offered to guide behavior in an effort to be helpful.
  2. (uncountable, obsolete) Deliberate consideration; knowledge.
  3. (archaic, commonly in plural) Information or news given; intelligence
  4. (countable) In language about financial transactions executed by formal documents, an advisory document.
  5. (uncountable) In commercial language, information communicated by letter; used chiefly in reference to drafts or bills of exchange
  6. (countable, law) A communication providing information, such as how an uncertain area of law might apply to possible future actions
  7. (uncountable, law) Counseling to perform a specific legal act.
  8. (uncountable, law) Counseling to perform a specific illegal act.
  9. (countable, programming) In aspect-oriented programming, the code whose execution is triggered when a join point is reached.

Synonyms

  • (opinion given to be useful): counsel, suggestion, recommendation, rede, admonition, exhortation, information, tip, notice
  • See also Thesaurus:advice

Derived terms

Related terms

  • advise
  • adviso
  • aviso

Translations

Verb

advice

  1. Misspelling of advise.

References

  • “advice”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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