Email

Pronunciation

• enPR: Ä•-mālʹ, IPA: /ɛˈmeɪl/
• Rhymes: -eɪl

French émail ("enamel")

Full definition of email

Noun

1. (obsolete, circa 13th century) a raised or embossed image pressed into metal, such as a seal pressed into a foil and attached to a document
2. A type of dark ink

Pronunciation

• enPR: ēʹmāl, IPA: /ˈiːmeɪl/
• Rhymes: -iːmeɪl

see e-mail

Noun

1. Alternative spelling of e-mail

Usage notes

Many speakers consider the spelling e-mail more correct; however, both spellings are quite common.

Noting that mail is not countable in common usage, certain style guides recommend against the countable use of email, preferring such phrasings as email message; however, such countable use is quite common.

Derived terms

• email forward
• email message
• email digest

Verb

1. Alternative spelling of e-mail

Anagrams

• ameli, maile