advice

Borrowed from Old French avis, from the phrase ce m'est a vis ("in my view"), where vis is from Latin visus, past participle of videre (“to see”). See vision, and confer avise, advise. The unhistoric -d- was introduced in English 15c.

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• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ədˈvaɪs/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ædˈvaɪs/
• Rhymes: -aɪs

advice (countable and uncountable, plural advices)

1. (uncountable) An opinion recommended or offered, as worthy to be followed; counsel.

   She was offered various piece of advice on what to do with her new-found wealth.

   • 1732, Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanack

     We may give advice, but we can not give conduct.

2. (uncountable, obsolete) Deliberate consideration; knowledge.
   • c. 1589-1593, William Shakespeare, The Two Gentlemen of Verona

   How shall I dote on her with more advice,
   That thus without advice begin to love her?

3. (archaic, commonly in plural) Information or news given; intelligence

   late advices from France

4. (uncountable) In commercial language, information communicated by letter; used chiefly in reference to drafts or bills of exchange

   a letter of advice

   (Can we find and add a quotation of McElrath to this entry?)

5. (uncountable, law) Counseling to perform a specific illegal act.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Wharton to this entry?)

6. (countable, programming) In aspect-oriented programming, the code whose execution is triggered when a join point is reached.

• counsel, suggestion, recommendation, rede, admonition, exhortation, information, tip, notice
• See also Thesaurus:advice

• advice boat
• adviceful
• avizefull

• advise
• adviso
• aviso

• advice boat
• take advice

advice (third-person singular simple present advices, present participle advicing, simple past and past participle adviced)

1. Misspelling of advise.

• advice in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.