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notepaper

notepaper

2 1.0
Small sheets of paper for short notes or letters
  • noun
  • /ˈnoʊtˌpeɪpər/
translation icon : papel de notas
  • I don't really have anything to give you, only a piece of notepaper.

Examples

  • He quickly jotted down her phone number on a sheet of notepaper.

  • Then she opened a drawer and took out some headed notepaper to write her letter of resignation.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • A clean, white piece of notepaper is also beautiful.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Ralph reached over, picked the notepaper up, and read it out loud:

    Fiction book (2001)
  • I wrote Starbucks Coffee on a piece of notepaper and gave it to her.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • Using plain but decent drugstore notepaper, I replied.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Written on school notepaper, the handwriting is careful and well-formed, in keeping with community preferences.

    Academic text (1992)
  • A day later, the postman brought a note on parchment notepaper with an elaborately engraved heading.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • From in-depth submissions by user groups to a single piece of notepaper from an elderly woman in the New Forest who wanted to have her say, Hampshire Council has seen and read it all during its year-long inquiry into adult social care.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Her mother had Mitten as well—swirling initials engraved on ivory notepaper, confidently scrawled script.

    Fiction book (1995)

Synonyms

paper
vsnotepaper
1.0

Thin material made from wood pulp used for writing, printing and wrapping

is specifically small sheets used for short notes or letters rather than the general material
sheet
vsnotepaper
248 1.0

A single piece of paper used for writing or printing

is smaller thin pieces used for short notes or letters
piece of paper
vsnotepaper
180 1.0

A single flat sheet used for writing or printing

is smaller leaves intended for short notes or letters rather than general sheets
pad
vsnotepaper
88 1.0

A stack of paper sheets fastened at one edge for writing

is loose small sheets commonly used for short notes or letters
sheet of paper
vsnotepaper
26 1.0

A single flat piece of paper used for writing or printing

is smaller rectangular sheets meant for short notes or letters
Post-It
vsnotepaper
19 2.5

A small piece of paper with a sticky strip on the back to hold notes for a short time

is thin small sheets for short notes or letters rather than adhesive slips
notepad
vsnotepaper
18 1.0

A small pad of blank or lined paper for writing notes

is loose smaller sheets used for short notes or letters
slip of paper
vsnotepaper
10 1.1

A small thin piece of paper for notes or receipts

is small flat sheets used for short notes or letters rather than narrow strips
pad of paper
vsnotepaper
5 1.0

A set of paper sheets joined at one edge for writing or drawing

is loose small sheets mainly for short notes or letters
writing paper
vsnotepaper
1 1.0

Thin paper you use to write letters by hand

is smaller sheets for short notes or letters rather than formal correspondence
steno
vsnotepaper
  • Jargon
1 8.6

A small notebook used to write quick shorthand notes

is for general short notes or letters rather than fast shorthand recording
notecard
vsnotepaper
1 3.0

A small card for writing short notes or reminders

is thin smaller sheets meant for short notes or letters rather than stiff pieces
message pad
vsnotepaper
1 2.0

A small stack of paper for writing short notes to leave for others

is general small sheets used for short notes or letters rather than for messages
writing pad
vsnotepaper
1 1.1

A pad of paper for making notes or short messages

is loose small sheets rather than a joined stack
scratch pad
vsnotepaper
1 2.3

A small pad of blank paper for quick notes and sketches

is used as small sheets for short notes or letters rather than rough work
scratch paper
vsnotepaper
  • US
1 2.2

A piece of paper used for quick notes or rough calculations

is intended as small neat sheets for short notes or letters rather than rough scraps
scratchpad
vsnotepaper
3.5

A small notebook for writing quick notes or doing math

is loose small sheets for short notes or letters rather than a notebook
jotter
vsnotepaper
  • UK
3.7

A small notebook for writing short notes

is loose small sheets mainly for short notes or letters
letter paper
vsnotepaper
  • US
1.0

Paper in a common size used for writing letters

is smaller than standard sheets and suits short notes as well as letters

How Big

poster
304 1.0
letter paper
  • US
1.0
notepaper
2 1.0

Surface Forms

notepaper singular
notepapers plural

Morphology

notepaper = note + paper (transparent) = note + paper

The meaning is directly and literally derived from 'note' + 'paper': paper intended for writing notes.

Etymology

Notepaper is a simple compound of note ('short written message') and paper ('thin material for writing'), so it means paper made for writing quick notes or small letters.