Definition of AVENUE

avenue

Meanings

Plural: avenues

Noun

  • a line of approach
    • "they explored every avenue they could think of"
    • "it promises to open new avenues to understanding"
  • a wide street or thoroughfare
  • A broad street, especially one bordered by trees or, in cities laid out in a grid pattern, one that is on a particular side of the city or that runs in a particular direction.
  • A way or opening for entrance into a place; a passage by which a place may be reached; a way of approach or of exit.
  • The principal walk or approach to a house which is withdrawn from the road, especially, such approach bordered on each side by trees; any broad passageway thus bordered.
  • A method or means by which something may be accomplished.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from French avenue, from Old French avenue, feminine past participle of avenir (“approach”), from Latin adveniō, advenīre (“come to”, from ad (“to”) + veniō, venīre (“come”)).

Synonyms

av, av., ave, ave., boulevard, drive

Scrabble Score: 9

avenue is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
avenue is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
avenue is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

avenue is a valid Words With Friends word