love letter
Sweetheart's written confession
A love letter is a written message expressing romantic feelings for someone.
The form has a long literary and cultural history, from wartime correspondence between separated couples to passionate declarations: She found a box of love letters in the attic.
Love letter can also describe anything that serves as a tribute or homage: The film is a love letter to 1970s New York.
Affectionate name for beloved
- courtshipSeeking another's romantic favor
- admirerOne who esteems another
- darlingBeloved person or pet
- soulmateDeeply compatible life partner
paramour · suitor · beau · lovestruck · enamored · serenade · rendezvous · tryst
Metrical literary composition
- eloquencePersuasive verbal grace
- metaphorImplied identity comparison
- declarationFormal public announcement
- sonnetFourteen-line metered poem
prose · endearment · sweet nothings · pet names · confession · heartfelt words · tribute · verse
Folded paper enclosure
- stationeryCorrespondence writing materials
- postageFee for mailing
- stampMark-making device
- mailboxContainer for delivered mail
penpal · address · parchment · inkwell · quill · calligraphy · wax seal · postcard
Intense prolonged craving
- piningAching with prolonged desire
- separationState of being apart
- distanceSpace between two points
- absenceState of not being
waiting · anticipation · reunion · ache · missing · faraway · overseas · wartime
sweetheart
Affectionate name for beloved
soulmate · paramour · suitor · beau · lovestruck · enamored · serenade · rendezvous · tryst · proposal
poetry
Metrical literary composition
- eloquencePersuasive verbal grace
- metaphorImplied identity comparison
- declarationFormal public announcement
sonnet · prose · endearment · sweet nothings · pet names · confession · heartfelt words · tribute · verse · ode
envelope
Folded paper enclosure
- stationeryCorrespondence writing materials
- postageFee for mailing
- stampMark-making device
mailbox · penpal · address · parchment · inkwell · quill · calligraphy · wax seal · postcard · telegram
yearning
Intense prolonged craving
- piningAching with prolonged desire
- separationState of being apart
- distanceSpace between two points
absence · waiting · anticipation · reunion · ache · missing · faraway · overseas · wartime · deployment
confession
Admission of wrongdoing
- sincerityHonest, unfeigned genuineness
- opennessQuality of being accessible
- courageFortitude facing danger
honesty · exposure · risk · authenticity · trust · intimacy · rawness · candor · heartfelt · emotional
memento
Token of recollection
faded · yellowed · bundled · shoebox · attic · trunk · discovered · rereading · preserved · saved
- romanceamor, boyfriend, courting, girlfriend, besos
- love expressionssweetheart, darling, dear, baby, babe
- love poemsaubade, serenade, wedding poem, heartbreak poem, erotic poetry
- Pleasant Surpriseswindfall, bonus, gift, refund, upgrade
- sentimental keepsakesengagement ring, wedding ring, locket, keepsake, memento
- love lettersbillet-doux, mash note, valentine, flirty text, declaration
love letterDear John letter
Written romantic rejection
goodbye letter · divorce papers · farewell letter · rejection letter · restraining order
love letterform letter
Prewritten mail for many
business letter · legal notice · summons · eviction notice · text message
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