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handwriting

handwriting

11 1.7
Writing with a pen or pencil instead of typing on a computer
  • noun
  • /ˈhændˌraɪtɪŋ/
translation icon : escritura a mano
  • Handwriting doesn't change.
  • handwriting speed
  • handwriting instruction
  • handwriting fluency

And in fact, the very first examples we have of ancient handwriting are tax records, tax documents.

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Examples

  • Please make sure your handwriting is legible so everyone can read your notes.

  • Please make sure your handwriting is legible.

  • Yes, this has got handwriting on the front of it.

  • And in fact, the very first examples we have of ancient handwriting are tax records, tax documents.

  • You have to work on your handwriting.

  • You have to excuse my handwriting.

  • You have to show her how beautiful your handwriting has become, and I have to show the children here how to write as beautifully as you do.

  • Students were instructed to copy the sentences using their best handwriting and to lay their pencils down when finished.

    Academic text (2014)
  • How's your handwriting?

  • RMP provides practice in handwriting, copying, writing, and spelling in separate workbooks.

    Academic text (2015)

Synonyms

hand
vshandwriting
93 8.1

The way a person forms letters when they write

is the general manual act rather than a single person's characteristic
script
vshandwriting
18 4.6

Handwriting that shows a person's style of writing

is the broader manual act, not only the choice of letter style
penmanship
vshandwriting
15 5.3

The skill of writing by hand clearly and neatly

describes the basic manual action without implying special skill or beauty
cursive
vshandwriting
9 4.3

A style of writing in which letters are joined and flow together

covers manual production of text more generally, not only joined letters
longhand
vshandwriting
6 4.6

Writing by hand with letters written fully, often joined together

is the general manual process, not limited to this specific letter form
cursive script
vshandwriting
1 4.4

Handwriting in which letters join together in a smooth, flowing way

is the broader act of creating text by hand, not restricted to this motion
scrivening
vshandwriting
  • Archaic
9.9

The act of writing or copying documents by hand

is the general act of producing text by hand, not only documents
chirography
vshandwriting
  • Archaic
9.9

A person's neat, beautiful way of writing by hand

is the general act of making text by hand, not focused on elegance

Antonyms

2 1.0

Writing words on a keyboard or typewriter

Compounds

handwriting expert
  • Specialized
3 5.0

A person who studies writing by hand to check if a signature or document is real

Thin, light writing with long, uneven lines like spider legs

How Manual

handwriting
11 1.7
manuscript
129 6.5
writing
684 1.0

Surface Forms

handwriting singular
handwritings plural

Morphology

handwriting = hand + writing (transparent) = hand + write + ing

Same compounding as sense 1: 'hand' + 'writing' yields the act or manner of writing by hand.

Etymology

Handwriting is made of hand and writing, with hand meaning 'by hand' and writing meaning 'to write', so it literally names the act of writing with a pen or pencil rather than typing.