advice

ad·vice

noun \əd-ˈvīs\

Definition of ADVICE

1

: recommendation regarding a decision or course of conduct : counsel <he shall have power, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to make treaties — United States Constitution>

2

: information or notice given —usually used in plural

3

: an official notice concerning a business transaction

Examples of ADVICE

1. My advice is to sell your old car and get a new one.
2. Take my advice and sell your old car.
3. He needs advice from an expert.
4. She's been giving him some expert advice about investing.
5. “May I ask your advice about something?” “Certainly. I'm always happy to give advice when asked for it.”
6. Parties have to make decisions involving millions of dollars based on incomplete information; to help make those decisions, they inevitably seek advice from pollsters they trust. —Noam Scheiber, New Republic, 24 Feb. 2003
7. Of all the e-mail advice I've received about my herniated disk, from acupuncture to zen, the most immediately applicable has been this: Channel your daily rage away from your spine. —Robert Lipsyte, New York Times, 21 July 2002

Origin of ADVICE

Middle English avis, advis view, opinion, from Anglo-French, from the Old French phrase ce m'est a vis that appears to me, part translation of Latin mihi visum est it seemed so to me, I decided

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to ADVICE

Synonyms: adjuration, admonishment, admonition, counsel, guidance, input

Related Words: recommendation, suggestion; hint, pointer, tip; data, feedback, information; answer, solution; advisement, consideration, thought; alarm (also alarum), alert, caution, cautioning, expostulation, forewarning, remonstrance, remonstration, urging, warning; judgment (or judgement), observation, verdict; assistance, briefing, coaching, direction, instruction, mentoring, priming, prompting, teaching, tutoring; interference, kibitzing (also kibbitzing), meddling; moralizing, pontificating, preaching; exhortation, lecture, lesson, sermon, speech

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Rhymes with ADVICE

allspice, black ice, Brandeis, bride-price, brown rice, concise, cut ice, cut-price, deice, device, dry ice, entice, excise, fried rice, list price, make nice, no dice, off-price, on ice, pack ice, precise, shelf ice, strike price, white rice, wild rice