writing en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- rītʹĭng
- (US) audio
- /ˈɹaɪtɪŋ/
Etymology
From Middle English writing, writyng, wryting, wrytyng, from Old English wrīting (“writing”), equivalent to write + -ing.
Meanings
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(uncountable) Graphism of symbols such as letters that express some meaning.
Early writing appeared in both societies around 3000 B.C.E., mainly for administrative purposes in Egypt and for accounting and trading in Sumer.
2017, Anthony J. McMichael, Alistair Woodward, Cameron Muir, Climate Change and the Health of Nations, →ISBN, page 115:Because writing of any kind is no more and no less than a graphic representation of speech[…], to study its nature and history we must often have recourse to the speech, that is, to the language, that the writing writes.
2003, William G. Boltz, The Origin and the Development of the Chinese Writing System, page 14:
- (countable) Something written, such as a document, article or book.
- (uncountable) The process of representing a language with symbols or letters.
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(countable) A work of an author.
Congrats, you did an interesting piece of writing.
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(countable) The style of writing of a person.
I can't read your writing.
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(as a modifier, countable, uncountable) Intended for or used in writing.
a writing table
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| writings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
writing lark · writing book · typewriting · newswriting · spirit writing · signwriting · automatic writing · sportswriting · bookwriting · foodwriting · nonwriting · majuscule writing · writing master · writing table · metawriting · writing on the wall · writing school · writing board · scriptwriting · writing implement · speedwriting · footwriting · skywriting · kickwriting · freewriting · handwriting · writing spider · slate writing · hyperwriting · screenwriting · writing pad · hymnwriting · cyberwriting · tendency writing · not worth writing home about · protowriting · technical writing · writing hand · writing machine · speechwriting · writing arm · writing desk · fanwriting · writing obligatory · gagwriting · brainwriting · packet writing · food-writing · songwriting · e-writing · the writing is on the wall · sky writing · night writing · food writing · in writing · playwriting · scorewriting · patchwriting · wedge-writing · writing paper · put in writing · creative writing
Synonyms
script (intended for or used in writing) · handwriting (the style of writing of a person) · ideogram (intended for or used in writing) · character (intended for or used in writing) · syllabary (intended for or used in writing) · document (something written) · manuscript (something written) · writing system (intended for or used in writing) · alphabet (intended for or used in writing) · pictogram (intended for or used in writing) · text (something written) · work (work of an author) · hand (the style of writing of a person) · logogram (intended for or used in writing) · text (written letters or symbols that express some meaning)
Translations (309)
egy Y3-Y1V (written letters or symbols) · ia scriptura (process of representing a language) · ms tulisan (something written) · id karangan (work of an author) · grc δέλτος (something written) · pdt Schreft (something written) · es escritura (work of an author) · pdt Schreft (written letters or symbols) · es escriptura (written letters or symbols) · hi लेख (work of an author) · fr écriture (process of representing a language) · et kirjutus- (made for or used in writing) · ja 文字 (written letters or symbols) · ckb نوسین (written letters or symbols) · fa-ira نِویسَنْدِگی (process of representing a language) · hy գիր (written letters or symbols) · kk жазу (written letters or symbols) · sk písmo (written letters or symbols) · ar كِتَابَة (written letters or symbols) · te రచన (work of an author) · km ការសរសេរ (written letters or symbols) · hy գրելը (written letters or symbols) · ru писа́ние (something written) · sl zapis (something written) · ro scriitură (something written) · ar كِتَابَة (something written) · cmn 著作 (work of an author) · he כְּתוּבִים (something written) · hi लेख (process of representing a language) · fi kirjoitus (written letters or symbols) · ru письмо́ (process of representing a language) · sw maandiko (something written) · ru пи́сьменность (written letters or symbols) · cs psaní (process of representing a language) · ru произведе́ние (work of an author) · it scrittura (style of writing) · arz كتابة (written letters or symbols) · sq vepër (work of an author) · mn ᠪᠢᠴᠢᠯᠭᠡ (process of representing a language) · cy ysgrifen (written letters or symbols) · hy գրություն (something written) · es escriptura (something written) · es escrito (work of an author) · es escripto (something written) · hi लिखित (something written) · sv skrift (written letters or symbols) · uk писа́ння (something written) · br skritur (written letters or symbols) · arc כתבא (written letters or symbols) · es escripto (work of an author) · fr écrit (something written) · lg empandiika (style of writing) · et kirjatöö (work of an author) · la scriptum (written letters or symbols) · es escritura (process of representing a language) · mk пишување (written letters or symbols) · pam pamagsulat (written letters or symbols) · cy ysgrif (something written) · mn ᠪᠢᠴᠢᠮᠡᠯ (something written) · mn бичмэл (something written) · bg по́черк (style of writing) · sw maandiko (process of representing a language) · yi שריפֿט (written letters or symbols) · ga scríbhneoireacht (written letters or symbols) · eo skribaĵo (something written) · is skrift (written letters or symbols) · be пі́сьменнасць (written letters or symbols) · et kirjutis (something written) · nl oeuvre (work of an author) · ja 筆記 (written letters or symbols) · nrf êcrituthe (process of representing a language) · nl schrijfsel (work of an author) · grc γραφή (something written) · tl panulatan (process of representing a language) · prs نَوِشْتَه (written letters or symbols) · ru на́дпись (something written) · gd sgrìobhadh (written letters or symbols) · ro scriere (something written) · bg труд (work of an author) · grc γραφή (written letters or symbols) · pt letra (style of writing) · hi लेखन (style of writing) · ja 著作 (work of an author) · ba әҫәр (work of an author) · hi लेख (something written) · uz yozuv (process of representing a language) · arc ܟܬܒܐ (written letters or symbols) · lb Schrëft (written letters or symbols) · ota یازی (written letters or symbols) · ro scris (process of representing a language) · tr yazı (written letters or symbols) · ka წერა (written letters or symbols) · pt escrita (process of representing a language) · sl pisanje (process of representing a language) · ba ҡул (style of writing) · ky жазуу (written letters or symbols) · fr écriture (written letters or symbols) · it scrittura (written letters or symbols) · am መጻፍ (written letters or symbols) · el γραφή (process of representing a language) · de Schriftstück (something written) · el γραφο- (made for or used in writing) · rup scriiturã (something written) · mr लेखन (written letters or symbols) · ro scriere (written letters or symbols) · es escriptura (process of representing a language) · fur scriture (something written) · ky жазуу (process of representing a language) · sh писање (written letters or symbols) · yua tsʼíib (something written) · kn ಬರವಣಿಗೆ (written letters or symbols) · es escritura (written letters or symbols) · de Schreiben (process of representing a language) · pl pismo (something written) · ca escriptura (written letters or symbols) · my အရေးအသား (written letters or symbols) · ja 執筆 (process of representing a language) · pl pisanie (process of representing a language) · hu írás (written letters or symbols) · nl werk (work of an author) · bg на́дпис (something written) · lad eskritura (process of representing a language) · pa ਲਿਖਾਈ (written letters or symbols) · pam pamanyulat (written letters or symbols) · sl pisava (written letters or symbols) · yua tsʼíib (written letters or symbols) · nb skrift (written letters or symbols) · be піса́ньне (process of representing a language) · mn бичлэг (style of writing) · qu qillqa (written letters or symbols) · et kiri (written letters or symbols) · bg пи́сменост (written letters or symbols) · cmn 寫作 /写作 (work of an author) · ms tulisan (written letters or symbols) · tr yazı (process of representing a language) · fur scriture (written letters or symbols) · nl geschrijf (process of representing a language) · tr yazı (something written) · de Schrift (written letters or symbols) · la caudex (written letters or symbols) · mn бичлэг (process of representing a language) · el γραπτό (something written) · fi kirjoitus- (made for or used in writing) · es escriptura (work of an author) · be пісьмо́ (process of representing a language) · tr yazı (work of an author) · id tulisan (style of writing) · sv skrivkonst (written letters or symbols) · af skryfwerk (written letters or symbols) · fi käsiala (style of writing) · uz yozuv (written letters or symbols) · hu írás (process of representing a language) · ja 書くこと (process of representing a language) · ext escreviúra (written letters or symbols) · th การเขียน (written letters or symbols) · pl napis (something written) · uk писа́ння (process of representing a language) · nl schrijfsel (written letters or symbols) · he כְּתִיבָה (written letters or symbols) · gl escrita (written letters or symbols) · nl geschrift (something written) · id kepenulisan (process of representing a language) · pt obra (work of an author) · ce йаздар (written letters or symbols) · es escrito (something written) · ru писа́ние (process of representing a language) · be пісьмо́ (written letters or symbols) · mn ᠪᠢᠴᠢᠯᠭᠡ (style of writing) · pt escrita (written letters or symbols) · sh pisanje (written letters or symbols) · lo ການຂຽນ (written letters or symbols) · fi teos (work of an author) · ko 쓰기 (process of representing a language) · sk písanie (written letters or symbols) · ota یازی (something written) · arc כתבא (something written) · ko 저작 (work of an author) · ba яҙыу (style of writing) · uk твір (work of an author) · vi chữ viết (written letters or symbols) · ar كتبة (style of writing) · kk жазу (process of representing a language) · ny kulémba (process of representing a language) · ru по́черк (style of writing) · ms penulisan (written letters or symbols) · te రాత (written letters or symbols) · vro kirotaminõ (process of representing a language) · hu írás (something written) · sw maandiko (made for or used in writing) · he כְּתִיבָה (process of representing a language) · id tulisan (written letters or symbols) · cs spis (work of an author) · ru за́пись (something written) · ug يېزىق (written letters or symbols) · id tulisan (something written) · be твор (work of an author) · da skrift (written letters or symbols) · fi kirjoittaminen (process of representing a language) · cs písmo (written letters or symbols) · nl geschrift (written letters or symbols) · ckb نوسین (work of an author) · ota یازمەلق (made for or used in writing) · pl dzieło (work of an author) · bg произведе́ние (work of an author) · el έργο (work of an author) · ml എഴുത്ത് (written letters or symbols) · prs نَوِیسَنْدَگِی (process of representing a language) · lv rakstīšana (written letters or symbols) · et teos (work of an author) · hi शैली (style of writing) · et kirjutis (work of an author) · de Werk (work of an author) · ko 쓰기 (written letters or symbols) · es escritura (something written) · arc ܟܬܒܐ (something written) · nrf êcrithie (something written) · tr yazmalık (made for or used in writing) · ru письмо́ (written letters or symbols) · az yazı (written letters or symbols) · ota سواد (something written) · ba яҙыу (process of representing a language) · rup scriiturã (written letters or symbols) · nl schrijven (process of representing a language) · ja ライティング (process of representing a language) · pl utwór (work of an author) · arz كتابة (something written) · hi रचना (work of an author) · tr yazı (style of writing) · hi लिखाई (written letters or symbols) · ko 집필 (process of representing a language) · mt kitba (written letters or symbols) · cmn 寫作 /写作 (process of representing a language) · be піса́нне (process of representing a language) · rup scriari (written letters or symbols) · el έγγραφο (something written) · de Schrift- (made for or used in writing) · got 𐌼𐌴𐌻 (written letters or symbols) · fi kirjoitus (something written) · nl schrijfsel (something written) · la scriptūra (process of representing a language) · uk письмо́ (process of representing a language) · uk по́черк (style of writing) · sw andiko (written letters or symbols) · bg пи́сане (process of representing a language) · lg okuwandiika (process of representing a language) · la codex (written letters or symbols) · rup scriari (something written) · uk письмо́ (written letters or symbols) · fr œuvre (work of an author) · mn бичиг (written letters or symbols) · hi लेखन (written letters or symbols) · ace teunuléh (something written) · de Schrift (something written) · cmn 文字 (written letters or symbols) · ar كِتَابَة (process of representing a language) · eu idazketa (written letters or symbols) · ba яҙма (written letters or symbols) · id tulisan (work of an author) · el γραφή (style of writing) · tg нависандагӣ (process of representing a language) · ko 적기 (process of representing a language) · he כְּתָב (style of writing) · bn লিখন (written letters or symbols) · te రచనలు (work of an author) · sw uandikaji (process of representing a language) · sw maandiko (work of an author) · ko 문자 (written letters or symbols) · got 𐌱𐍉𐌺𐌰 (something written) · mr लेखन (something written) · fa-ira نِوِشْتِه (written letters or symbols) · sk písanie (process of representing a language) · pl pismo (written letters or symbols) · sq shkrim (something written) · io skribado (written letters or symbols) · bg пи́сане (written letters or symbols) · bg писа́ние (something written) · ta எழுத்து (written letters or symbols) · tl panulatan (style of writing) · csm sykýˀ-ja- (written letters or symbols) · el γραφή (written letters or symbols) · tk ýazuw (process of representing a language) · az yazı (process of representing a language) · mis-tuo 地何 (written letters or symbols) · ta எழுதுதல் (written letters or symbols) · ota یازی (process of representing a language) · de Arbeit (work of an author) · pt escrita (something written) · mk пишување (process of representing a language) · la scriptum (something written) · ur لیکَھن (written letters or symbols) · eo skribo (written letters or symbols) · de Schrift (work of an author) · fi kirjoitus (work of an author) · ba яҙма (something written) · nl schrijf- (made for or used in writing) · nl schrift (written letters or symbols) · sq shkrim (written letters or symbols) · ota سواد (written letters or symbols) · ota سواد (process of representing a language) · hy գրություն (written letters or symbols) · id penulisan (process of representing a language) · de Schrift (process of representing a language) · cs spis (something written) · nn skrift (written letters or symbols) · lt rašymas (written letters or symbols) · sw maandiko (style of writing) · nrf êcrituthe (written letters or symbols) · et kirjutamine (process of representing a language) · uk писе́мність (written letters or symbols)