greeting card
Folded holiday mail
A greeting card is a decorative card sent to mark occasions—birthdays, holidays, sympathy, congratulations.
Mass-produced cards with prewritten sentiments dominate the market, though handmade or blank cards allow personal messages.
She picked out a greeting card for her mother's birthday.
The ritual of selecting and sending cards persists despite digital alternatives.
Warm emotional attachment
- gratitudeThankfulness for kindness received
- sympathyCompassionate understanding of others
- condolencesExpressions of grief support
- appreciationRecognition of worth
love · friendship · encouragement · well-wishes · congratulations · compassion · warmth · sincerity
Written by hand
- customHabitual group practice
- monogrammedMarked with personal initials
- engravedCut into surface
- bespokeMade to individual specifications
signature · message · inscription · dedication · name · dated · made-to-order · unique
Annual date of origin
- anniversaryRecurring memorial date
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
- graduationCompleting academic requirements formally
- retirementLeaving the workforce permanently
congratulations · new year · baby shower · housewarming · engagement · thanksgiving · quinceañera · bat mitzvah
Folded paper enclosure
- cardstockRigid paper material
- paperPressed pulp for writing
- vellumPrepared calfskin for writing
- parchmentTreated hide for manuscripts
postcard · notelet · fold · insert · liner · matte · glossy · recycled
Picture explaining something
- watercolorTranslucent paint medium
- typographyArranging letters for display
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
- embossedHaving raised design
foil · pop-up · die-cut · letterpress · hand-drawn · photography · border · motif
affection
Warm emotional attachment
- gratitudeThankfulness for kindness received
- sympathyCompassionate understanding of others
- condolencesExpressions of grief support
appreciation · love · friendship · encouragement · well-wishes · congratulations · compassion · warmth · sincerity · thoughtfulness
handwritten
Written by hand
- customHabitual group practice
- monogrammedMarked with personal initials
- engravedCut into surface
bespoke · signature · message · inscription · dedication · name · dated · made-to-order · unique
birthday
Annual date of origin
- anniversaryRecurring memorial date
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
- graduationCompleting academic requirements formally
retirement · congratulations · new year · baby shower · housewarming · engagement · thanksgiving · quinceañera · bat mitzvah · get well
envelope
Folded paper enclosure
parchment · postcard · notelet · fold · insert · liner · matte · glossy · recycled · A2
illustration
Picture explaining something
- watercolorTranslucent paint medium
- typographyArranging letters for display
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
embossed · foil · pop-up · die-cut · letterpress · hand-drawn · photography · border · motif · pattern
- celebrationsgraduation, festival, party, wedding, fireworks
- greeting cardswishes, birthday wishes, valentines, best wishes, happy birthday
- paper craftsorigami, paper folding, paper cutting, kirigami, quilling
- printed matternewspaper, magazine, pamphlet, leaflet, leaflets
- written correspondencethank-you note, letter, love letter, letters, wartime letter
- cheesy thingscorniness, tackiness, kitsch, schlock, hokiness
greeting cardpersonal letter
Individual written correspondence
love letter · diary entry · journal · memoir · form letter
greeting cardbusiness letter
Formal commercial written communication
greeting cardhate mail
Threatening or abusive correspondence
poison pen letter · termination letter · eviction notice · rejection letter · ransom note
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