address
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈdɹɛs/
ipa: /ˈædɹɛs/
enpr: ə-drĕsʹ
enpr: ăd-rĕsʹ
ipa: /əˈdɹɛs/
ipa: /ˈædɹɛs/
enpr: ə-drĕsʹ
enpr: ăd-rĕsʹ
ipa: /ˈædɹɛs/
enpr: ădʹrĕs
rhymes: -ɛs
Forms: form: addresses
Etymology: From Middle English adressen (“to raise erect, adorn”), from Old French adrecier (“to straighten, address”) (modern French adresser), from Proto-Romance *addīrectiāre, from ad- (“to; towards”) + *dīrectiāre (“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”).
Senses: glosses: Direction.
Guidance; help.
examples: text: [H]e was thus agreeable, and I neither insensible of his Perfections, nor displeased at his Addresses to me […].
ref: 1723, Richard Steele, The Lover and Reader, page 115:
glosses: Direction.
A polite approach made to another person, especially of a romantic nature; an amorous advance.
examples: text: a man of pleasing or insinuating address
glosses: Direction.
A manner of speaking or writing to another; language, style.
topics: diplomacy
government
politics
glosses: Direction.
A formal approach to a sovereign or head of state, especially an official appeal or petition.
topics: diplomacy
government
politics
glosses: Direction.
A formal approach to a sovereign or head of state, especially an official appeal or petition.
A response given by each of the Houses of Parliament to the sovereign's speech at the opening of Parliament.
examples: text: Mr. Gregson, who had listened to this address with considerable impatience, could contain himself no longer.
ref: 1887, Arthur Conan Doyle, A Study in Scarlet, section VII:
text: I watched her without knowing, with a prevision that she was going to address me, though with no sort of idea as to the subject of her address.
ref: 1889, Margaret Oliphant, The Portrait:
glosses: Direction.
An act of addressing oneself to a person or group; a discourse or speech, or a record of this.
examples: text: Where we once sent love letters in a sealed envelope, or stuck photographs of our children in a family album, now such private material is despatched to servers and clouds operated by people we don't know and will never meet. Perhaps we assume that our name, address and search preferences will be viewed by some unseen pair of corporate eyes, probably not human, and don't mind that much.
ref: 2013 June 14, Jonathan Freedland, “Obama's once hip brand is now tainted”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 1, page 18:
text: The President's address is 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C.
glosses: Direction.
A description of the location of a property, usually with at least a street name and number, name of a town, and now also a postal code; such a description as superscribed for direction on an envelope or letter.
examples: text: I went to his address but there was nobody there.
glosses: Direction.
The location of a property.
examples: text: The program will crash if there is no valid data stored at that address.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Direction.
A number identifying a specific storage location in computer memory.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
networking
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Direction.
A string of characters identifying a node or range of nodes on a network (especially the Internet), such as an e-mail address, IP address or URL.
synonyms: network address
examples: text: This is one bad effect of a good Character—it invites applications from the unfortunate and there needs no small degree of address to gain the reputation of Benevolence without incurring the expence.—
ref: 1777, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The School for Scandal, V.i:
text: The warmth of Father Pedro's constitution had formerly drawn him into some scrapes from which it required all his address to disengage himself, and rendered him exceedingly cautious ever after.
ref: 1789, John Moore, Zeluco, Valancourt, published 2008, page 129:
text: At their turning-lathes, they employ their toes to guide the chisel; and, in these pedipulations, shew to Europeans a diverting degree of address.
ref: 1813, “Customs, Manners, and present Appearance of Constantinople”, in The New Annual Register, or General Repository of History, Politics, and Literature for the year 1812, page 179:
glosses: Preparation.
Preparedness for some task; resourcefulness; skill, ability.
examples: text: But now again she makes address to speak.
ref: 1671, John Milton, Samson Agonistes:
glosses: Preparation.
The act of getting ready; preparation.
topics: golf
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: Preparation.
The act of bringing the head of the club up to the ball in preparation for swinging.
Derived terms: absolute address
accommodation address
addressal
addressation
address bar
address book
address bus
addressful
addressive
addressless
address line
address message
address of record
addressograph
address space
address verification service
base address
counteraddress
dynamic IP address
e-address
eddress
email address
form of address
forwarding address
ICBM address
inaugural address
inside address
Internet address
IP address
logical address
MAC address
maladdress
multiaddress
network address
NSAP address
postal address
public address system
relative address
return address
salutatory address
street address
subaddress
term of address
virtual address
web address