How to Pronounce “address”

noun — Direction.

Example: a man of pleasing or insinuating address.

Stress changes the meaning. “address” is one of the English noun/verb pairs distinguished only by stress. AD-dress, with the stress on the first syllable, is the noun — where someone lives (American English; British English stresses the second syllable for both). ad-DRESS, with the stress on the second, is the verb — to speak to, or to deal with.

What does "address" mean?

address (noun): Direction. For example — a man of pleasing or insinuating address.

• US vs UK stress shifts