snail-mail
Stamped envelope delivery
Snail-mail is physical mail delivered by postal service, so called because it moves slowly compared to email.
The term emerged with the rise of electronic communication: I'll send the contract by snail-mail.
Sometimes written as one word or two.
Alphabetic characters or mail
- penpalLong-distance letter friend
- postcardsMailable souvenir notes
- stationeryCorrespondence writing materials
- envelopeFolded paper enclosure
handwritten · address · invitations · RSVP · correspondence · epistolary
Pressed pulp for writing
- inkWriting fluid
- cursiveJoined handwriting style
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
- sealing-waxResin for stamped closures
parchment · stationery · letterhead · monogram · embossed · textured · watermark · handwriting
Container for delivered mail
- postageFee for mailing
- stampsPostal payment adhesives
- envelopesPaper containers for letters
- mailmanPostal delivery worker
delivery · postmark · sorting · mailbag · letter-carrier · postmaster · parcels · packages
letters
Alphabetic characters or mail
- penpalLong-distance letter friend
- postcardsMailable souvenir notes
- stationeryCorrespondence writing materials
envelope · handwritten · address · invitations · RSVP · correspondence · epistolary
paper
Pressed pulp for writing
- inkWriting fluid
- cursiveJoined handwriting style
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
sealing-wax · parchment · stationery · letterhead · monogram · embossed · textured · watermark · handwriting · penmanship
mailbox
Container for delivered mail
mailman · delivery · postmark · sorting · mailbag · letter-carrier · postmaster · parcels · packages · registered
sluggish
Slow and inactive
lagging · unhurried · dawdling · leisurely · ponderous · creeping · meandering · lumbering · tortoise-like · glacial
keepsake
Item preserved for sentiment
sentimental · heirloom · old-fashioned · treasured · scrapbook · shoebox · faded · yellowed · cherished · bygone
snail-mailinstant messaging
Live online text communication
express mail · overnight delivery · telegram · same-day delivery · priority mail
snail-mailemail
Digital written communication
electronic mail · e-mail · digital communication · instant message · electronic communication