ad|vice

ad|vice «ad VYS», noun.

1. an opinion about what should be done; suggestion; recommendation: »

To keep well, follow the doctor's advice.

2. Often, advices. news, especially from a distance; information: »

Advices of the score from the returning spectators were incomplete. Washington advices indicated the votes will be very close either way (Wall Street Journal).

SYNONYM(S): report, word.

╂[< Old French avis < (ce) m'est a vis my view is < Vulgar Latin mihi est vīsum, for Latin mihi vidētur seems (best) to me]

Synonym Study 1 Advice, counsel mean an opinion given by a person for the guidance of another. Advice is the general word: »

I asked her advice about which paint to buy.

Counsel is the more formal word, suggesting the giving of a professional or more carefully considered opinion: »

The senior asked the bank president for counsel about a career in banking.