Meanings
plural guidances · alternative obsolete guidaunce
- countableuncountableAdvice or counseling on some topic.
divine guidance
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The fourth model is called the enlightment model: Actors are seen to be responsible for problems but unable or unwilling to provide solutions. They are believed to need discipline provided by authoritative guidance. The Alcoholic Anonymous^([sic]) groups are considered prototypical for this model.
2013 June 29, Leo Montada, “Coping with Life Stress”, in Herman Steensma, Riël Vermunt, editors, Social Justice in Human Relations Volume 2: Societal and Psychological Consequences of Justice and Injustice, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 26Synonyms: advice, counsel, orientation
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe act or process of guiding.
nounAdvice or counseling on some topic.
nounAny process or system to control the path of a vehicle, missile, etc.
More synonyms by meaning
nounsomething that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
- Proto-Indo-European*wéydeti
- Proto-Germanic*wītaną
- Frankish*wītan
- Old Occitanguidar
- Old Occitanguida
- Old Frenchguide
- Middle Englishguide
- Englishguide
- Englishguidance
From guide + -ance. First attested in the 16th century. Displaced Old English lādtēowdōm.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ῠ̔φήγησις
- ῠ̔φήγησις (hŭphḗgēsis)the act or process of guiding
Arabic إِرْشَاد, هِدَايَة
- إِرْشَاد (ʔiršād)the act or process of guiding
- هِدَايَة (hidāya)the act or process of guiding
- هُدًى (hudan)the act or process of guiding
- هِدَايَة (hidāya)advice
- إِرْشَاد (ʔiršād)advice
Bengali হেদায়েত
- হেদায়েত (hedaẏet)advice
Bulgarian ръково́дство, водаче́ство
- ръково́дство (răkovódstvo)the act or process of guiding
- водаче́ство (vodačéstvo)the act or process of guiding
- упъ́тване (upắtvane)advice
- управле́ние (upravlénie)a system to control the path of a vehicle
Chinese Mandarin 指導 /指导, 引導 /引导
- 指導 /指导 (zhǐdǎo)the act or process of guiding
- 引導 /引导 (yǐndǎo)the act or process of guiding
- 指引 (zhǐyǐn)the act or process of guiding
- 建議 /建议 (jiànyì)advice
- 忠告 (zhōnggào)advice
- 諮詢 /谘询 (zīxún)advice
- 導航 /导航 (dǎoháng)a system to control the path of a vehicle
- 制導 /制导 (zhìdǎo)a system to control the path of a vehicle
Esperanto gvidado, gvido
- gvidadothe act or process of guiding
- gvidothe act or process of guiding
Finnish ohjaus, neuvonta
- ohjausthe act or process of guiding
- neuvontaadvice
- ohjausadvice
- ohjausa system to control the path of a vehicle
French guidage, conseils
- guidagethe act or process of guiding
- conseilsadvice
- directiona system to control the path of a vehicle
German Anleitung, Richtungsweisung
- Anleitungthe act or process of guiding
- Richtungsweisungthe act or process of guiding
- Handlungsempfehlungthe act or process of guiding
- Orientierungshilfethe act or process of guiding
- Rechtleitungadvice
- Lenkunga system to control the path of a vehicle
Hindi मार्गदर्शन, शिक्षण
- मार्गदर्शन (mārgadarśan)the act or process of guiding
- शिक्षण (śikṣaṇ)the act or process of guiding
- सुझाव (sujhāv)advice
- परामर्श (parāmarś)advice
Indonesian panduan, bimbingan
- panduanthe act or process of guiding
- bimbinganthe act or process of guiding
Irish stiúradh, díriú
- stiúradhthe act or process of guiding
- díriúthe act or process of guiding
Italian guìda, direzióne
- guìdathe act or process of guiding
- direziónethe act or process of guiding
- orientaméntothe act or process of guiding
- consìglioadvice
- suggeriméntoadvice
- consulènzaadvice
- guìdaa system to control the path of a vehicle
Japanese 案内
- 案内 (annai)the act or process of guiding
Māori arahanga, aratakinga
- arahangathe act or process of guiding
- aratakingathe act or process of guiding
- kupu tohutohuadvice
Norwegian Bokmål veiledning
- veiledningadvice
Persian راهنمایی, هدایت
- راهنمایی (râhnamâyi)the act or process of guiding
- هدایت (hidāyat / hedâyat)advice
Portuguese orientação, orientação
- orientaçãothe act or process of guiding
- orientaçãoadvice
- navegaçãoa system to control the path of a vehicle
Romanian direcționare, ghidare
- direcționarethe act or process of guiding
- ghidarethe act or process of guiding
Scottish Gaelic iùl, stiùireadh
- iùlthe act or process of guiding
- stiùireadhthe act or process of guiding
Swedish ledning, rådgivning
- ledningthe act or process of guiding
- rådgivningthe act or process of guiding
Tagalog gabay
- gabaythe act or process of guiding
Turkish rehberlik, kılavuzluk
- rehberlikthe act or process of guiding
- kılavuzlukthe act or process of guiding
- hidayetadvice
- yol göstermeadvice
- yönlendirmeadvice
- güdüma system to control the path of a vehicle
Urdu رہنمائی, ہِدایَت
- رہنمائی (rahnumā'ī)the act or process of guiding
- ہِدایَت (hidāyat)advice
Welsh arweiniad
- arweiniadthe act or process of guiding
Cite this entry
guidance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guidance
“guidance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guidance. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “guidance,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guidance.
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