handwriting
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handwriting
- /ˈhændɹaɪtɪŋ/
Where it comes from
From hand + writing, equal to handwrite + -ing.
noun handwritings · hand-writing
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The act or process of writing done with the hand, rather than typed or word-processed.
Similar: hand
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Text that was written by hand.
Similar: manuscript
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The characteristic writing of a particular person.
He took up the letter: well did he know the delicate and graceful handwriting; but he saw that the characters were tremulous, and it had obviously been written at different times.
Similar: chirography, autograph, penmanship
- A characteristic trait or hallmark by which somebody may be recognised. And, my friend believes, Armedov is getting paid by...? Yes, our friends at Langley! CIA handwriting all over it, he reckons!
Similar: longhand
verb hand-writing
- present participle and gerund of handwrite
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: script, hand, calligraphy, manuscript, lettering, writing, write, typing, writer, authorship, literacy, writeable, correspondence, ink, writable, paperwork
noun
Similar: longhand
Translations
Every language
noun act or process of writing with the hand
| Español | escritura manuscrita |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 육필 yukpil |
| 日本語 | 手書き tegaki |
| 中文 | 手寫 /手写 shǒuxiě |
| Português | manuscritura |
| Français | écriture |
| Deutsch | Handschrift |
| Italiano | scrittura, grafia |
| Ελληνικά | γραφή grafí |
| Română | scriere de mână, scris de mână |
| Русский | собственнору́чная за́пись sobstvennorúčnaja zápisʹ |
noun text written by hand
| Português | manuscrito |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | γραπτό graptó, γραφή grafí |
| Русский | ру́копись rúkopisʹ |
noun characteristic writing of a particular person
| Español | letra, grafología, caligrafía |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 필적 piljeok |
| 日本語 | 筆跡 hisseki |
| 中文 | 筆跡 /笔迹 bǐjì |
| Português | caligrafia, letra |
| Français | écriture |
| Deutsch | Handschrift |
| Italiano | calligrafia |
| Ελληνικά | γραφή grafí, γράψιμο grápsimo, γραφικός χαρακτήρας grafikós charaktíras |
| Română | caligrafie |
| Русский | по́черк póčerk |
| Tiếng Việt | chữ viết tay |
| العربية | خَطّ يَد ḵaṭṭ yad, خَطّ ḵaṭṭ |
| עברית | כְּתָב יָד ktav yad |
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title = {handwriting},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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