calligraphy
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calligraphy
- /kəˈlɪɡɹəfi/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French calligraphie, from Ancient Greek καλλιγραφία (kalligraphía, literally “pretty writing”), from κάλλος (kállos, “beauty”) + γράφω (gráphō, “to draw”).
noun calligraphies
- The art or practice of writing letters and words in a decorative style; the letters and words so written. This paper will explore the role of calligraphy on three royal mosques built during the reign of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan (1628-1658):[…].
- Any such style of decorative writing. Around the corner, at Goedhuis, among more contemporary calligraphies, the fat and fuzzy brushwork of Zeng Yizeng (born 1973) stands out.
- A document written in decorative style. 2004, Diana J, Mukpo, Carolyn Rose Gimian (editors), Chogyam Trungpa, The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa, Volume 7, page 169, Only a small number of Trungpa Rinpoche's calligraphies have been reproduced heretofore, some in very limited editions.
Similar: chirography, penmanship
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: penmanship, handwriting, calligrapher, writing, book, art, ink, books, face-lift, caligraphy, lexigraphy, chirography, character, calligraphics, letter art, cursive
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Similar: chirography, penmanship
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noun art of writing beautifully
| Español | caligrafía, calografía |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 달필 dalpil, 서법 seobeop, 서예 seoye |
| 日本語 | 書道 shodō, 書法 shohō, カリグラフィー karigurafī, 習字 shūji |
| 中文 | 書法 /书法 shūfǎ, 筆法 /笔法 bǐfǎ, 書道 /书道 shūdào, 筆跡 /笔迹 bǐjì, 寫法 /写法 xiěfǎ |
| हिन्दी | सुलेख sulekh |
| Português | caligrafia, quirografia |
| Français | calligraphie, chirographie |
| Deutsch | Kalligraphie, Schönschreibkunst, Schönschreiben, Schönschrift, gute Handschrift |
| Italiano | calligrafia, chirografia |
| Ελληνικά | καλλιγραφία kalligrafía |
| Română | caligrafie, chirografie |
| Русский | чистописа́ние čistopisánije, каллигра́фия kalligráfija |
| Tiếng Việt | bút pháp, thư pháp |
| العربية | خَطّ ḵaṭṭ |
| עברית | כתיבה תמה ktiva tama, קליגרפיה kaligráfya |
Talk about this word "calligraphy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/calligraphy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. calligraphy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/calligraphy "calligraphy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/calligraphy.Cite this
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title = {calligraphy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/calligraphy},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
