handwriting en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈhændɹaɪtɪŋ/
- (US) audio
Etymology
From hand + writing, equal to handwrite + -ing.
Meanings
- (uncountable, usually) The act or process of writing done with the hand, rather than typed or word-processed.
- (uncountable, usually) Text that was written by hand.
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(uncountable, usually) The characteristic writing of a particular person.
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.
1893, Joseph B. Lightfoot, Essays on "Supernatural Religion":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.
1914, P. S. Allen, The Age of Erasmus: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.
1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, pages 284–285: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.
1895, F. Marion Crawford, Taquisara:
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(broadly, uncountable, usually) A characteristic trait or hallmark by which somebody may be recognised.
The show needs to portray the designer's handwriting but it should also be innovative too.
2016, Nilgin Yusuf, Fashion's Front Line, page 112:And, my friend believes, Armedov is getting paid by...? Yes, our friends at Langley! CIA handwriting all over it, he reckons!
2013, Chris Payne, High Crimes And Low Stakes: Chris Payne, page 259:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| handwritings | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| hand-writing | alternative, archaic | lexicographic |
Deriveds
the handwriting is on the wall · handwriting on the wall
Relateds
cursive · handwrite · handwrit · handwritten
Synonyms
chirography (characteristic writing of a person) · hand · penmanship (characteristic writing of a person) · manuscript (text written by hand) · longhand (the act or process of writing done by hand) · autograph (characteristic writing of a person)
Translations (106)
zu isandla (text written by hand) · hu kézzel írott szöveg (text written by hand) · da håndskrift (text written by hand) · sh rukopis (characteristic writing of a particular person) · pt caligrafia (characteristic writing of a particular person) · tl sulating-kamay (text written by hand) · kix chāmshāh (act or process of writing with the hand) · fa دستنویسی (act or process of writing with the hand) · ko 필적 (characteristic writing of a particular person) · el γραφή (characteristic writing of a particular person) · ja 筆跡 (characteristic writing of a particular person) · sv handskrift (text written by hand) · ml കൈയക്ഷരം (characteristic writing of a particular person) · th ลายมือ (characteristic writing of a particular person) · hu kézirat (text written by hand) · ga scríbhneoireacht (act or process of writing with the hand) · it calligrafia (characteristic writing of a particular person) · ms penulisan tangan (act or process of writing with the hand) · cmn 手寫 /手写 (act or process of writing with the hand) · fr écriture (characteristic writing of a particular person) · el γράψιμο (characteristic writing of a particular person) · be по́чырк (characteristic writing of a particular person) · ru по́черк (characteristic writing of a particular person) · pt manuscritura (act or process of writing with the hand) · ro scris de mână (act or process of writing with the hand) · it grafia (act or process of writing with the hand) · ckb دەسوخەت (characteristic writing of a particular person) · nl handschrift (characteristic writing of a particular person) · el γραφικός χαρακτήρας (characteristic writing of a particular person) · el γραφή (act or process of writing with the hand) · fi käsinkirjoitus (act or process of writing with the hand) · bg по́черк (characteristic writing of a particular person) · fa دستخط (characteristic writing of a particular person) · kix chāmshāh (text written by hand) · sq dorëshkrim (act or process of writing with the hand) · he כְּתָב יָד (characteristic writing of a particular person) · de Handschrift (act or process of writing with the hand) · hy ձեռագիր (text written by hand) · gl manuscrito (text written by hand) · ko 육필 (act or process of writing with the hand) · kk қолжазба (text written by hand) · tl sulat (act or process of writing with the hand) · lv rokraksts (act or process of writing with the hand) · fi käsin kirjoitettu teksti (text written by hand) · ka ხელწერა (characteristic writing of a particular person) · ru собственнору́чная за́пись (act or process of writing with the hand) · ga lámhscríbhneoireacht (act or process of writing with the hand) · es escritura manuscrita (act or process of writing with the hand) · el γραφή (text written by hand) · is rithönd (characteristic writing of a particular person) · lt rašysena (characteristic writing of a particular person) · fi käsiala (characteristic writing of a particular person) · ro caligrafie (characteristic writing of a particular person) · mi tuhi-ā-ringa (text written by hand) · cmn 筆跡 /笔迹 (characteristic writing of a particular person) · id tulisan tangan (characteristic writing of a particular person) · yi האַנטשריפֿט (characteristic writing of a particular person) · es grafología (characteristic writing of a particular person) · pl rękopis (text written by hand) · ga scríobh (act or process of writing with the hand) · es letra (characteristic writing of a particular person) · lv rokraksts (text written by hand) · tl sulat-kamay (characteristic writing of a particular person) · ml കൈയക്ഷരം (text written by hand) · de Handschrift (characteristic writing of a particular person) · it scrittura (act or process of writing with the hand) · ja 手書き (act or process of writing with the hand) · id tulisan tangan (text written by hand) · eo manskribo (characteristic writing of a particular person) · sq dorëshkrim (characteristic writing of a particular person) · nl handschrift (act or process of writing with the hand) · ro scriere de mână (act or process of writing with the hand) · ru ру́копись (text written by hand) · nrf êcrituthe (act or process of writing with the hand) · bg ръкопи́с (text written by hand) · da håndskrift (act or process of writing with the hand) · tl sulat-kamay (act or process of writing with the hand) · vi chữ viết tay (characteristic writing of a particular person) · uk по́черк (characteristic writing of a particular person) · hu kézírás (characteristic writing of a particular person) · tl sulat (characteristic writing of a particular person) · pl pismo (characteristic writing of a particular person) · sh rȕkopīs (act or process of writing with the hand) · es caligrafía (characteristic writing of a particular person) · hu kézírásos szöveg (text written by hand) · pt letra (characteristic writing of a particular person) · sv handstil (characteristic writing of a particular person) · hu kézírás (act or process of writing with the hand) · la chirographum (characteristic writing of a particular person) · el γραπτό (text written by hand) · id bekas tangan (act or process of writing with the hand) · ka ხელნაწერი (text written by hand) · lt rašysena (act or process of writing with the hand) · pl pismo odręczne (act or process of writing with the hand) · ar خَطّ يَد (characteristic writing of a particular person) · sv handskrift (act or process of writing with the hand) · zu isandla (characteristic writing of a particular person) · da håndskrift (characteristic writing of a particular person) · fr écriture (act or process of writing with the hand) · az xətt (characteristic writing of a particular person) · ar خَطّ (characteristic writing of a particular person) · hy ձեռագիր (characteristic writing of a particular person) · pt manuscrito (text written by hand) · sh рукопис (characteristic writing of a particular person) · vo penät (characteristic writing of a particular person) · yi האַנטשריפֿט (act or process of writing with the hand)