greeting card

A folded, decorated card bearing a message of greeting, congratulation, or other sentiment, usually sent or given on a special occasion or holiday.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

greet′ing card`

a card, usu. folded, printed with a message or sentiment, and illustrated, for mailing or giving to a person on a special occasion, as a holiday or a birthday.

[1895–1900]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

greeting card - a card sent to express personal greetings

card - a rectangular piece of stiff paper used to send messages (may have printed greetings or pictures); "they sent us a card from Miami"

birthday card - a card expressing a birthday greeting

Christmas card - a card expressing a Christmas greeting

Easter card - a card expressing an Easter greeting

Valentine - a card sent or given (as to a sweetheart) on Saint Valentine's Day

Translations

بِطَاقَةٌ تَهْنِئَة

přání

lykønskningskort

Grußkarte

ευχετήρια κάρτα

tarjeta de felicitación

onnittelukortti

carte de vœux

čestitka

üdvözlőkártyaüdvözlőlap

biglietto d'auguri

グリーティングカード

카드

поздравительная открытка

gratulationskort

บัตรอวยพร

tebrik kartı

bưu thiếp

贺卡

greeting card

greetings card n → biglietto d'auguri

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

greeting card

→ بِطَاقَةٌ تَهْنِئَة přání lykønskningskort Grußkarte ευχετήρια κάρτα tarjeta de felicitación onnittelukortti carte de vœux čestitka biglietto d'auguri グリーティングカード 카드 wenskaart gratulasjonskort kartka z życzeniami cartão comemorativo поздравительная открытка gratulationskort บัตรอวยพร tebrik kartı bưu thiếp 贺卡

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

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But I feel that writing a greeting card comes straight out of the heart.

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