guidance

B1
US /ˈɡaɪdəns/
noun Freq #6453

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    Advice or counselling on some topic.

    divine guidance

  2. 2
    noun

    the act of setting and holding a course

  3. 3
    noun

    the act of guiding or showing the way

  4. 4
    noun

    something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action

  5. 5
    noun

    The act or process of guiding.

  6. 6
    noun

    Any process or system to control the path of a vehicle, missile etc.

Etymology

From guide + -ance. Displaced native Old English lādtēowdōm.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
2 noun · the act of setting and... steering
3 noun · the act of guiding or... steering
4 noun · something that provides... counselcounselingcounsellingdirection
Word family
Derived forms autoguidancechemoguidancee-guidancemisguidancemultiguidancepostguidancepreguidanceteleguidance

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