guidepost C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas Also spelled guide-post US /ˈɡaɪdpoʊst/ UK /ˈɡaɪdpəʊst/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a sign giving direction; a guiding principle or marker Her mentor's advice served as a guidepost for her career. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a sign giving direction; a... signpostmarkerlandmarkbeaconfingerpostwaymark Word family Related forms guidesignpost Etymology AI details A compound of guide (from Old French guider, of Germanic origin) and post (from Latin postis, 'doorpost, pole'). guider Old French postis Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Abstract Ideas External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # guidepost **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɡaɪdpoʊst/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɡaɪdpəʊst/ ## Meanings 1. a sign giving direction; a guiding principle or marker ## Examples - Her mentor's advice served as a guidepost for her career. ## Synonyms - signpost - marker - landmark - beacon - fingerpost - waymark ## Related Forms - guide - signpost ## Roots and Affixes - Root: guider - Root: postis ## Etymology A compound of guide (from Old French guider, of Germanic origin) and post (from Latin postis, 'doorpost, pole'). ## AI Etymology Guidepost is a compound of guide (from Old French guider, of Germanic origin) and post (from Latin postis, 'doorpost, pole'). The etymological trail includes Old French guider and Latin postis. As a noun, guidepost names a sign giving direction; a guiding principle or marker. The same family is visible in related forms such as guide and signpost. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history. ## Topics - Abstract Ideas markdown