Handwriting

Definitions

1. The act or process of writing done with the hand, rather than typed or word-processed.
   uncountable, usually
2. Text that was written by hand.
   uncountable, usually
3. The characteristic writing of a particular person.
   uncountable, usually
4. A characteristic trait or hallmark by which somebody may be recognised.
   broadly, uncountable, usually

Equivalents

37 more languages

العربيةالكتابة اليدويةخطخَطّ يَدكتابة+ 1 more

Беларускаяпочырк

Bosanskipismorukopisрукарукопис+ 1 more

Češtinarukopis

Danskhåndskrift

Ελληνικάγραπτόγραφήγραφικός χαρακτήραςγράψιμο+ 1 more

فارسیدستخط

Suomikäsialakäsinkirjoitus

Gaeilgelámhscríbhneoireachtscríbhneoireachtscríobh

Gàidhligsgrìobhadh

עבריתכתבכְּתַב יָד

हिन्दीदस्तख़तलिखावटहस्तलिपि

Hrvatskipismorukopisрукарукопис+ 1 more

Magyarkézíráskézirat

Հայերենձեռագիր

Bahasa Indonesiatulisantulisan tangan

Íslenskarithönd

Italianocalligrafiagrafiascrittura

日本語しょしゃ字字體手手書き書写筆筆跡+ 5 more

ქართულიხელნაწერიხელწერა

한국어글씨수사육필필적+ 1 more

Latinachirographumlitteramanus

Latviešurokraksts

മലയാളംകൈയക്ഷരം

Nederlandshandschrift

Polskipismorękopis

Portuguêscaligrafialetramanuscritomanuscritura+ 1 more

Românăcaligrafiescriere de mânăscris de mână

Русскийпочеркрукописьсобственнору́чная за́пись

Ikinyarwandaumukono

Shqipdorëshkrim

Српскиpismorukopisрукарукопис+ 1 more

Svenskahandskrift

ไทยลายมือ

Tagalogsulatsulat-kamay

Українськапочеркрука

isiZuluisandla

Examples

“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.”

“It was still early in the morning when Elettra brought her a letter, bearing the postmark of the city, and addressed in one of those small, clear handwritings which seem naturally to belong⟳ to scholars and students.”

“In some handwritings of the seventh or eighth century, where the letters have⟳ a round form⟳, the substitution of OT for EG would be far from difficult.”

“Great libraries are only just beginning to gather up the manuscript minutiae which their books contain⟳; to identify⟳ handwritings; to decipher monograms; to collect⟳ facts.”

“And, my friend believes, Armedov is getting paid by...? Yes, our friends at Langley! CIA handwriting all over it, he reckons!”

“The show⟳ needs to portray the designer's handwriting but it should also be innovative too.”

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