loveletters

Written declarations of affection

Love letters are written messages expressing romantic affection, typically sent between lovers or would-be lovers.

The term evokes handwritten correspondence from an era before digital communication: She kept his love letters tied with ribbon in a drawer.

Love letters may be passionate declarations or tender expressions of devotion.

The compound sometimes appears as two words.

modern

emails

Digital written messages

long-distance · digital · emoji · screenshots · saved · deleted · drafts · unsent · midnight · notifications

romantic

correspondence

Exchanged written communication

endearments · devotion · passion · longing · yearning · ardor · affection · courtship · adoration · heartfelt

literary

epistolary

Pertaining to letter-writing

  • poetryMetrical literary composition
  • proseUnversified language
  • sonnetsFourteen-line rhymed poems

verses · eloquence · metaphor · sentiment · penmanship · calligraphy · ink · parchment · stationery · sealing wax

historical

wartime

Period of armed conflict

Victorian · Regency · medieval · troubadour · secret · clandestine · forbidden · scandalous · Napoleon · Josephine

Opposites
emotional intent

lovelettershate mail

Threatening or abusive correspondence

poison pen letters · restraining orders · denunciations · demand letters · cold shoulders

relational outcome

lovelettersdivorce papers

Documents terminating matrimony

restraining orders · separation agreements · annulment papers

Family

love, letter, loves, loved, loving, lovingly, lover, lovers, lovable

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G