guidance

[gahyd-ns]

noun

the act or function of guiding; leadership; direction.

advice or counseling, especially that provided for students choosing a course of study or preparing for a vocation.

supervised care or assistance, especially therapeutic help in the treatment of minor emotional disturbances.

something that guides.

the process by which the flight of a missile or rocket may be altered in speed and direction in response to controls situated either wholly in the projectile or partly at a base.

Origin of guidance

First recorded in 1765–75; guide + -ance

Related formsnon·guid·ance, nounpre·guid·ance, nounself-guid·ance, noun

Synonyms for guidance

1. management, conduct, supervision, control, government.

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Related Words for guidances

direction, management, intelligence, advice, instruction, supervision, leadership, teaching, navigation, control, help, government, conveyance, conduct, auspices, conduction

British Dictionary definitions for guidances

guidance

noun

leadership, instruction, or direction

counselling or advice on educational, vocational, or psychological matters
(as modifier)the marriage-guidance counsellor

something that guides

any process by which the flight path of a missile is controlled in flightSee also guided missile

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Word Origin and History for guidances

guidance

1530s, "the process of directing conduct," hybrid from guide + -ance; replacing 15c. guying. In reference to direction in school, career, marriage, etc., from 1927.