missive

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. (formal) A written message; a letter, note or memo.
2. (in-plural) Letters sent between two parties in which one makes an offer and the other accepts it.
3. (obsolete) One who is sent; a messenger.

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Specially sent; intended or prepared to be sent.
2. (not-comparable, obsolete) Serving as a missile; intended to be thrown.

Concepts

lettre

missive

épître

correspondance

babillarde

bafouille

courrier

Synonymes

letter

epistle

despatch

dispatch

writing

message

handwriting

line

note

script

writ

encyclic

breve

communication

brief

bulletin

character

delegate

favour

Traductions

carta

επιστολή

γράμμα

missiva

mektup

carta

epistula

missiva

misiva

Sendschreiben

brief

lettera

zendbrief

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈmɪsɪv/

Étymologie (Anglais)

15th century; from Medieval Latin missīvus, from mittō (“to send”).