form of address

Noun

Meaning

an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. `Mr.' or `General'

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

title title of respect agha name position office rank handle designation tag denomination epithet honorific appellation tittle

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Antonyms

shun advantage damage disorder harm ease

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Hypernyms

designation denomination appellation appellative

Hyponyms

miss rabbi don mister reverend herr

Examples

Darling: the popular form of address used in speaking to a member of the opposite sex whose name you cannot at the moment remember. Oliver Herford

[...]everybody used the polite form of address lei instead of the Fascists' forthright Roman voi. Norman Lewis

the professor didn't like his friends to use his formal title Source: Internet

Although this form of address is employed on formal occasions, it is rarely used by the media. Source: Internet

Cultural practices differ slightly, but in general Father is the correct form of address for monks who have been tonsured, while Novices are addressed as Brother. Source: Internet

In her letters to the Pope, she often referred to him affectionately simply as Papa ("Pope"), instead of the formal form of address as "Holiness". Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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