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writing

writing

151 3.1
Books or articles produced by an author
  • noun
  • /ˈraɪtɪŋ/
translation icon : escritos
  • Both authors had access to the data, contributed to the writing of the manuscript, and approved this submission.
  • published writings
  • early writings
  • later writings

So that, yeah, that's, that was then writing for men during that.

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Examples

  • All four men hold books and writing implements, icons of their intellectual pursuits.

    Academic text (2013)

  • Many readers appreciate the elegance of his writings, which reflect his unique perspective.

  • - A fan of my writing.

    80 for Brady (2023)

  • Travel will feed my writing, you know, feed the beast.

  • High quality science writing isn't easy to find these days.

  • There are traces, especially in Descartes's earliest writings, of an entirely different approach to images.

    Academic text (2017)

  • Collections of Thoreau's writings took longer to appear, though he died twenty years before Emerson.

    Academic text (2017)

  • While not promoting the Transcendentalists, his published writings, nonetheless, had the effect of disseminating their ideas.

    Academic text (2017)

  • The novel showcases the author's early writings, revealing her development as a storyteller.

  • Scholars continue to analyze the profound themes in the poet's writings from the 19th century.

Synonyms

piece of writing
vswriting
  • Specialized
9 2.1

A text that a person makes to share ideas, feelings, or stories

refers to an author's whole published output rather than one single text
literary work
vswriting
3 4.8

A piece of creative writing like a novel, poem, or play

refers to the full set of an author's published works rather than one piece
written material
vswriting
  • Literature
3 2.3

Text created by a person, like a book or letter

focuses on an author's published literary output rather than any written text
literary composition
vswriting
5.2

A piece of creative writing that shows thoughts and feelings, like a novel or poem

covers the author's collected published works rather than individual creative pieces

Antonyms

unpublished
16 3.7

Not available to the public in books or online

Idioms

in writing
99 2.6

Someone writes it on paper or in a document instead of saying it

writing on the wall
  • Informal
14 5.5

A clear sign that something bad will happen

not worth writing home about
  • Informal
7.0

Not very good or special

Compounds

writing style
13 3.4

The way a person uses words and sentences to share ideas on paper or screen

piece of writing
  • Specialized
9 2.1

A text that a person makes to share ideas, feelings, or stories

writing skill
6 2.7

To make clear, correct text that others can read and understand

writing assignment
6 2.4

A task to write about a topic, usually for a class

writing desk
3 2.3

A desk with a flat surface and small drawers for writing by hand

writing system
  • Specialized
2 3.5

A way to show a language's words using letters or characters

writing paper
1 1.0

Thin paper you use to write letters by hand

secret writing
  • Specialized
1 8.2

A way of writing that uses codes so only certain people can read it

writing table
1 3.3

A desk with a flat top used for writing and often with drawers

sacred writing
1 7.7

A text that a religion treats as holy and important

writing implement
1 3.2

A thing that you use to write, like a pen or pencil

religious writing
1 4.5

A text seen as holy and used for worship or teaching in a religion

writing pad
1 1.1

A pad of paper for making notes or short messages

committal to writing
5.2

Putting ideas on paper or a screen so they are recorded

alphabetic writing
  • Specialized
3.8

A system that uses letters to show the separate sounds of a language

picture writing
  • Specialized
7.0

A way that uses pictures to show words, ideas, or sounds

writing arm
6.7

A small flat board attached to a chair to write on

writing board
2.6

A flat light board you hold on your lap to write on when you have no desk

writing ink
2.3

A coloured liquid used in pens, permanent or washable

writing pad
3.4

An electronic device or app that lets you put words and pictures on the screen and save them

writing toolkit
3.6

A set of guides and templates that help you write

How Extensive

body of work
23 4.1
writing
151 3.1
book
∞ 1.0
article
  • Literature
∞ 1.0
piece
∞ 3.0

Surface Forms

writing singular
writings plural

Morphology

writing = write (transparent) = write + ing

The sense 'published works' is a direct extension referring to the products of the activity 'writing', so learners can infer it from 'write' + '-ing'.

Etymology

Writing in the sense of someone's books or papers comes from the same old root writan, 'to scratch', meaning the things a person has made by writing. So a writer's writings are simply the works they have put into words.