envelope

/ˈɛn.vəˌloʊp/

nounen · ve · lope

Think: “ENVelop it”—an envelope helps you *envelop* (wrap up) a letter.

Yes, it's envelope. Don’t drop the second “e”: it’s en-ve-lope (not *envlope*).

Definitions

  1. nounA paper container, usually with a flap, used to hold a letter or other flat items for mailing or giving to someone.
  2. nounSomething that surrounds or covers something else; an outer wrapping or layer.

Examples

  • “She sealed the envelope and wrote the address neatly on the front.”
  • “Please put the permission slip back in the envelope and return it tomorrow.”
  • “A thick envelope of fog covered the harbor at dawn.”

Synonyms

wrappercoveringcasingsleevepacket

Antonyms

contents

Translations

ES sobrePT envelopeFR enveloppe

Common misspellings

envlopeenvalopeenvelopenveloppeenveloupeenvellopeenvelpoeenvelope

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