address

address

noun

Definition of ADDRESS

1

a usually formal discourse delivered to an audience <George Washington's Farewell Address> <a papal address>

Synonyms address, declamation, harangue, oration, peroration, talk

Related Words diatribe, rant, tirade; eulogy, panegyric, tribute; keynote address (or keynote speech), lecture, salutatory; homily, sermon; monologue (also monolog), soliloquy; pitch, presentation, spiel

2

the way or manner in which one conducts oneself <a gentleman with all of poise and social address that one would expect of someone coming from old money>

Synonyms actions, address, bearing, comportment, conduct, demeanor, deportment, geste (also gest) [archaic]

Related Words etiquette, form, manners, mores, proprieties; p's and q's; amenity, civility, courtesy, decorum, politeness; air, attitude, carriage, poise, pose, posture, presence; aspect, look, mien; formality, protocol, rules; custom, habit, habitude, pattern, practice (also practise), trick, wont; convention, fashion, form, mode, style; affectation, attribute, characteristic, mark, trait; distinctiveness, oddity, peculiarity, singularity, strangeness, uniqueness, weirdness