Main Difference
The main difference between Address and Addressee is that the Address is a description of the location of a person or organization, as written or printed on mail as directions for delivery and Addressee is a form of interactive communication between or among people.
Address
A description of the location of a person or organization, as written or printed on mail as directions for delivery. The location at which a particular organization or person may be found or reached.
Examples:
- went to her address but no one was home.
- wrote the address on the envelope.
Addressee
Conversation is interactive communication between two or more people.
The development of conversational skills and etiquette is an important part of socialization. The development of conversational skills in a new language is a frequent focus of language teaching and learning.
Conversation analysis is a branch of sociology which studies the structure and organization of human interaction, with a more specific focus on conversational interaction.
Address (noun)
Direction or superscription of a letter, or the name, title, and place of residence of the person addressed.
Address (noun)
Act of addressing oneself to a person or group; a discourse or speech.
Address (noun)
Manner of speaking to another; delivery.
“a man of pleasing or insinuating address”
Address (noun)
Attention in the way one addresses a lady.
Address (noun)
Skill; skillful management; dexterity; adroitness.
Address (noun)
Act of preparing oneself.
Address (noun)
A description of the location of a property, usually with at least a street name and number.
“the President’s address is 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C.”
Address (noun)
The property itself.
“I went to his address but there was nobody there”
Address (noun)
A location in computer memory.
“The program will crash if there is no valid data stored at that address.”
Address (noun)
An Internet address; URL.
Address (noun)
An email address
Address (verb)
To prepare oneself.
Address (verb)
To direct speech.
Address (verb)
To direct.
Address (verb)
To prepare or make ready.
Address (verb)
To prepare oneself; to apply one’s skill or energies (to some object); to betake.
Address (verb)
To direct one’s remarks (to someone).
Address (verb)
To clothe or array; to dress.
Address (verb)
To direct, as words, to (anyone or anything); to make, as a speech, petition, etc. to (any audience).
“He addressed some portions of his remarks to his supporters, some to his opponents.”
Address (verb)
To direct speech to; to make a communication to, whether spoken or written; to apply to by words, as by a speech, petition, etc., to speak to; to accost.
Address (verb)
To direct in writing, as a letter; to superscribe, or to direct and transmit.
“He addressed a letter.”
Address (verb)
To make suit to as a lover; to court; to woo.
Address (verb)
To consign or intrust to the care of another, as agent or factor.
“The ship was addressed to a merchant in Baltimore.”
Address (verb)
To address oneself to; to prepare oneself for; to apply oneself to; to direct one’s speech or discourse to.
Address (verb)
To direct attention towards a problem or obstacle, in an attempt to resolve it.
Address (verb)
To refer a location in computer memory.
Address (verb)
To get ready to hit (the ball on the tee).
Addressee (noun)
The person or organization to which something, such as a letter or message, is addressed or sent, for whom the item is intended.
Address (noun)
the particulars of the place where someone lives or an organization is situated
“they exchanged addresses and agreed to keep in touch”
Address (noun)
the place where someone lives or an organization is situated
“our officers called at the address”
Address (noun)
a string of characters which identifies a destination for email messages or the location of a website.
Address (noun)
a binary number which identifies a particular location in a data storage system or computer memory
“a numerical value which acts as a storage address for the data”
Address (noun)
a formal speech delivered to an audience
“an address to the European Parliament”
Address (noun)
a person’s manner of speaking to someone else
“his address was abrupt and unceremonious”
Address (noun)
courteous or amorous approaches to someone
“he persecuted her with his addresses”
Address (noun)
skill, dexterity, or readiness
“he rescued me with the most consummate address”
Address (verb)
write the name and address of the intended recipient on (an envelope, letter, or parcel)
“I addressed my letter to him personally”
Address (verb)
speak to (a person or an assembly)
“she addressed the open-air meeting”
Address (verb)
name someone (in the specified way) when talking to them
“she addressed my father as ‘Mr Stevens’”
Address (verb)
say or write remarks or a protest to
“address your complaints to the Trading Standards Board”
Address (verb)
think about and begin to deal with (an issue or problem)
“a fundamental problem has still to be addressed”
Address (verb)
take up one’s stance and prepare to hit (the ball)
“ensure that your weight is evenly spread when you address the ball”