Added 9 October 2026
address
/əˈdɹɛs/ noun
In Latin: alloquium Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about address at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Direction. Guidance; help. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller} A polite approach made to another person, especially of a romantic nature; an amorous advance. A manner of speaking or writing to another; language, style.
a man of pleasing or insinuating address
- Guidance; help. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
- A polite approach made to another person, especially of a romantic nature; an amorous advance.
verb
Origin
From Middle English adressen (“to raise erect, adorn”), from Old French adrecier (“to straighten, address”) (modern French adresser), from Proto-Romance *addīrēctiāre, from ad- (“to; towards”) + *dīrēctiāre (“to guide; to direct”), from Latin dīrēctus (“straight; right”), from dīrigō (“to lay straight; to direct”), itself from regō (“to govern, to rule”). Cognate with Spanish aderezar (“to garnish; dress (food); to add spices”).
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