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email¹
- /ˈiːmeɪl/ UK
- /ˈiˌmeɪl/ US
Rhymes with -iːmeɪl
Where it comes from
The noun is an abbreviation of electronic mail. First attested in the 1970s. The verb is derived from the noun, by analogy with mail (“to send through the mail”).
noun emails · e-mail · E-mail · EMail
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A system for transmiting and receiving messages and datas by means of a computer network, primarily the Internet, using the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol and the Internet Message Format.
He sent me his details via email.
Similar: mail · Opposite: mail, post, snail mail
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The quantity of messages sent through an email system.
I am searching through my old email.
Similar: mail · Opposite: mail, post, snail mail
- A message being sent through email. He sent me an email last week to remind me about the meeting.
- Clipping of email address What’s your email?
verb emails · emailing · emailed · e-mail · E-mail
- To send an email (noun sense 3) or emails to. She emailed me last week, asking about the status of the project.
- To send an email or emails. Most teenagers seem to spend almost the whole day emailing and surfing the Web.
- To send (data) through email. I’ll email you the link.
email²
- /ɛˈmeɪl/ US, UK
Rhymes with -eɪl
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French email, from Old French esmal (“enamel”) (modern French émail (“enamel; vitreous enamel; glaze (coating on pottery)”)), from Medieval Latin smaltum (“enamel”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meld- (“to melt; to soften”). Doublet of smalt, smalto, and schmaltz.
noun emails · emayle
- Enamel (“an opaque, glossy coating”). Set Naples courser to an asse, / Fine emerawde vnto greene glasse: / Set rich rubye to redd emayle, / The raven's plume to peacocke's tayle: / [...] / There shall no less an oddes be seene, / In myne from everye other Queene!
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: electronic mail, netmail, e-mail, post, url, inbox, message, telefax, mailing, mails, postal, courier, philatelic, mail, facsimile, postage
Translations
Every language
noun system for transmitting and receiving digital messages
| Español | correo electrónico, correo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 전자메일 jeonjameil, 전자우편 jeonjaupyeon, 이메일 imeil |
| 日本語 | 電子メール denshi mēru, Eメール ī mēru, イーメール īmēru, メール mēru |
| 中文 | 電子郵件 /电子邮件 diànzǐ yóujiàn, 電郵 /电邮 diànyóu |
| हिन्दी | वि-पत्र vi-patra, ई-पत्र ī-patra, ईमेल īmel |
| Português | e-mail, correio eletrónico, correio eletrônico |
| Français | courrier électronique, courriel, messagerie électronique, email |
| Deutsch | |
| Italiano | posta elettronica, e-mail, mail, teleposta |
| Ελληνικά | ηλεκτρονικό ταχυδρομείο ilektronikó tachydromeío, ηλ. ταχ. il. tach. |
| Română | e-mail, poștă electronică, electronic curier |
| Русский | электро́нная по́чта elektrónnaja póčta, име́йл imɛ́jl, мейл mɛjl, электропочта elektropočta |
| Tiếng Việt | thư điện tử, thơ điện tử, điện thư |
| العربية | بَرِيد إِلِكْتْرُونِيّ barīd ʔiliktrūniyy, إِيمَيْل ʔīmayl |
| עברית | דוא״ל dóal |
noun message sent through an electronic system
| Español | correo electrónico, correo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 전자메일 jeonjameil, 전자우편 jeonjaupyeon, 이메일 imeil, 메일 meil |
| 日本語 | 電子メール denshi mēru, Eメール īmēru, イーメール īmēru, メール mēru |
| 中文 | 電子郵件 /电子邮件 diànzǐ yóujiàn, 電郵 /电邮 diànyóu, 伊妹兒 /伊妹儿 yīmèir |
| हिन्दी | ई-मेल ī-mel, ईमेल īmel, ई-पत्र ī-patra |
| Português | e-mail, correio eletrónico, correio eletrônico |
| Français | courriel, courrier électronique, message électronique m e-mail, email |
| Deutsch | E-Mail, Mail |
| Italiano | messaggio di posta elettronica, e-mail, mail |
| Ελληνικά | ηλεκτρονικό ταχυδρομείο ilektronikó tachydromeío, ηλεκτρονικό μήνυμα ilektronikó mínyma |
| Română | e-mail, e-mail mesaj |
| Русский | име́йл imɛ́jl, мейл mɛjl, сообще́ние soobščénije, письмо́ pisʹmó, электро́нное письмо́ elektrónnoje pisʹmó |
| Tiếng Việt | thư điện tử, email, thơ điện tử, điện thư |
| العربية | إِيمَيْل ʔīmayl, رِسَالَة إِلِكْتْرُونِيّّة risāla ʔelektrōniyya |
| עברית | דוא״ל do'al |
verb to send an email to
| Español | enviar un correo electrónico, mensajear |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 메일을 보내다 meir-eul bonaeda |
| 日本語 | メールする mēru suru |
| 中文 | 發郵件 /发邮件 fā yóujiàn, 傳送電子郵件 /传送电子邮件 chuánsòng diànzǐ yóujiàn |
| हिन्दी | वि-पत्र भेजना vi-patra bhejnā |
| Português | mandar/enviar e-mail para |
| Français | envoyer un courriel, courrieller, e-mailer |
| Deutsch | mailen |
| Tiếng Việt | gửi điện thư, gửi thư điện tử, gửi điện |
verb to send an email
| Español | enviar un correo electrónico |
|---|---|
| Português | mandar/enviar e-mail |
| Français | envoyer un courriel, courrieller |
| Deutsch | mailen |
| Italiano | scrivere un'e-mail/una mail, inviare un'e-mail/una mail |
| Русский | посла́ть име́йл poslátʹ iméjl |
verb to send (something) through email
| Português | mandar por email |
|---|---|
| Français | envoyer par courriel, courrieller |
| Deutsch | mailen |
| Italiano | inviare via e-mail/mail, inviare per e-mail/mail |
Talk about this word "email." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/email. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. email. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/email "email." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/email.Cite this
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title = {email},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/email},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
