missive
Formal written message
A missive is a letter or written message, especially one that's formal or official.
The word carries a slightly old-fashioned or humorous tone—you might call a friend's lengthy email a missive, or describe bureaucratic correspondence as yet another missive from the tax office.
The term suggests something substantial, not a quick note.
Wound document of parchment
- quillFeather used for writing
- parchmentTreated hide for manuscripts
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- epistleFormal literary letter
archive · inscription · vellum · scriptorium · calligraphy · illuminated · courier · proclamation
Folded paper enclosure
- stationeryCorrespondence writing materials
- handwrittenWritten by hand
- penmanshipSkill of forming letters
- inkWriting fluid
seal · wax · signature · stamp · postage · address · mailbox · postman
Digital written communication
- textWritten or printed words
- chatInformal verbal exchange
- notificationFormal notice given
- inboxMessage receiving folder
attachment · forward · reply · draft · send · compose · electronic · instant
Official diplomatic residence abroad
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
communique · dispatch · ultimatum · summit · delegation · accord · diplomacy · attaché
scroll
Wound document of parchment
- quillFeather used for writing
- parchmentTreated hide for manuscripts
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
epistle · archive · inscription · vellum · scriptorium · calligraphy · illuminated · courier · proclamation · edict
envelope
Folded paper enclosure
- stationeryCorrespondence writing materials
- handwrittenWritten by hand
- penmanshipSkill of forming letters
ink · seal · wax · signature · stamp · postage · address · mailbox · postman · notecard
Digital written communication
- textWritten or printed words
- chatInformal verbal exchange
- notificationFormal notice given
inbox · attachment · forward · reply · draft · send · compose · electronic · instant
embassy
Official diplomatic residence abroad
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
- treatyBinding pact between nations
negotiation · communique · dispatch · ultimatum · summit · delegation · accord · diplomacy · attaché · protocol
- messagesemail, text, letters, dm, postcards
- correspondenceletters, letter, handwritten letters, family letters, thank you letters
- written correspondencethank-you note, letter, love letter, letters, wartime letter
- communicationtelephone, conversation, inform, hand signal, messages
- lettersa, d, e, h, q
- mailletter, letters, mail, email, envelope
missivephone call
Remote voice conversation
conversation · spoken word · voice message · speech · video call
missivetext message
Brief electronic communication
text · informal note · scrawl · sticky note · post-it
- on a missionPursuing a specific objective
- mission accomplishedTask finished, goal met
- mission controlEarth-based space operations hub
- rescue missionOperation to save someone
- nuclear missileWarhead-tipped ballistic rocket
- guided missileSteerable self-propelled weapon
mission, commission, missile, submission, transmission, omission, missiles, missionary, intermission