avenues

nounstreet; path

Synonyms for avenues

noun street; path

Antonyms for avenues

Word Origin & History

c.1600, "a way of approach" (originally a military word), from Middle French avenue "way of access," from Old French avenue "act of approaching, arrival," noun use of fem. of avenu, past participle of avenir "to come to, arrive," from Latin advenire "to come to," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + venire "to come" (see venue). Meaning shifted to "a way of approach to a country-house," usually bordered by trees, hence, "a broad, tree-lined roadway" (1650s), then to "wide, main street" (by 1846, especially in U.S.).

Example Sentences for avenues

Oceans and land and sky are avenues for our colossal commerce.

The vistas of the avenues seemed to empty her stomach all the more.

In the avenues I found a rain of sunbeams that thrilled me with desire.

Avenues intersected the great blocks of ripening amber cane.

This is manifest in the daily press; in music and drama; and in all the avenues of the senses.

But the search here only reveals half a dozen avenues of escape.

These avenues could sometimes be seen stretching for miles across the country.

At the corner of Grand and Greene avenues we thought it well to ask our way.

Faces from all the benches and avenues were turned in their direction.

The military roads were paved with stone, and had walls and avenues of trees.