handwriting
- noun
- /ˈhændˌraɪtɪŋ/
- His handwriting is so neat that it looks like it was printed.
- handwriting and spelling
- handwriting skills
- handwriting problems
I struggle to write, but my handwriting is, is gorgeous.
- I struggle to write, but my handwriting is, is gorgeous.
- I can't read my handwriting right now, so I just, yeah.
- Though I really want to believe that handwriting is good for the brain.
- And why have such a bad issue reading handwriting.
- But Leonardo's handwriting was not the only thing of his that went backward.
- But in the left hand margin, Lyndon Johnson had written something in his own handwriting next to each name.
- We were shopping for our first son when we saw my last name written on the tag in my mom's handwriting and screamed.
- Well, but in primary school, I, my handwriting was really poor and apparently I couldn't read and.
- She's so sweet and her handwriting is actual flawlessness.
Examples
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I'm sorry, I can't read my own handwriting.
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May I ask, is this your handwriting, sir?
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Like what is my handwriting style with this writing system?
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So you do have to have OK handwriting, of which I do not.
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We have students now I understand who cannot read handwriting at all.
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Though I really want to believe that handwriting is good for the brain.
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But I could always tell his handwriting.
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In an age of accelerating growth in technology, handwriting still plays an important part in written expression.
Academic text (2015) -
Teachers may informally observe that a student has difficulty with handwriting during writing activities.
Academic text (2015) -
Students with learning disabilities may show persistent problems with handwriting, specifically in letter formation, alphabetic knowledge, and handwriting speed.
Academic text (2015)
Synonyms
The way a person forms letters when they write
Handwriting that shows a person's style of writing
The skill of writing by hand clearly and neatly
A style of writing in which letters are joined and flow together
Writing by hand with letters written fully, often joined together
Handwriting with separate letters instead of joined cursive
Messy handwriting that is hard to read
A style of handwriting with letters that slant to the right to make words stand out
Handwriting in which letters join together in a smooth, flowing way
A person's neat, beautiful way of writing by hand
A quick way of writing where letters in a word stay joined without lifting the pen
Compounds
- Specialized
A person who studies writing by hand to check if a signature or document is real
How Neat
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Handwriting comes from the two simple words hand and writing, where hand means 'by hand' and writing means 'to write'. So handwriting is the personal way your hand makes letters, which is why each person's handwriting looks different.