autograph
/ˈɔːtəɡɹɑːf/US/ˈɔtəɡɹæf/
autograph noun: a person’s own handwriting, especially the signature of a famous or admired person.
Noun
autograph (plural autographs)
- A person’s own handwriting, especially the signature of a famous or admired person.
- Some autograph-hunters were pestering the players after the game.
- Synonyms:
- penmanship, handwriting, chirography
- A person's signature used as a mark of formal approval.
- If you could just put your autograph on the ol’ contract, please…
- For me, identifying an autograph is one of the most exciting aspects of collecting. I enjoy the detective work that comes with discerning a fake from the real deal, and subsequently valuing the item against other examples.2021 July 1, Mike Hall, “HOW TO SPOT AUTOPEN AUTOGRAPHS”, in Just Collecting
- Synonyms:
- signature, inscription
- A manuscript in the author’s handwriting; a handwritten copy.
- An autograph of this text, made by E. Weidner, will be reproduced as plate XVII.1953, B. L. van der Waerden, “History of the Zodiac”, in Archiv für Orientforschung, volume 16, page 220
- Synonyms:
- protograph, holograph, archetype, original
Adjective
autograph (not comparable)
- Written in the author’s own handwriting.
- Made by the artist himself or herself; authentic.
- Schiff […] believes most of the drawings are autograph.1979, Nancy L Pressly, The Fuseli Circle in Rome, Yale Center for British Art, p. 37
- Not surprisingly, he attributed to Kauffman two important works that are no longer accepted as autograph.1992, Malise Forbes Adam, Mary Mauchline, edited by Wendy Wassyng Roworth, Angelica Kauffman, Reaktion Books, published 1992, page 116
Verb
autograph (third-person singular simple present autographs, present participle autographing, simple past and past participle autographed)
- To sign, or write one’s name or signature on a book, etc.
- Diego Maradona is helping in the fight against coronavirus in his home city by autographing a replica of the Argentina jersey he wore in the country’s 1986 World Cup final triumph to raise money for an underprivileged community.2020 May 9, Paul Gittings, “Diego Maradona autographs shirt to help poor district of Buenos Aires”, in CNN
- To write something in one's own handwriting.
autograph meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
autograph in Hindi
- signature
- ऑटोग्राफ ŏṭogrāph, दस्तख़त dastaxat
autograph in Tamil
- நினைவொப்பம், கையொப்ப ஏடு, தற்கையெழுத்து, தற்கையொப்பம், மூலக்கையேடு, தன்கையால் எழுது
autograph in Urdu
- signature
- آٹوگِراف āṭogirāf, دستخط
autograph in Bengali
- signature
- দস্তখত dostokhot, অটোগ্রাফ oṭōgraph
More languagesFewer languages
- autograph in Malayalam
- സ്വന്തം കയ്യെഴുത്തോ കയ്യൊപ്പോ, സ്വഹസ്തലിഖിതം
- autograph in Kannada
- ಕಯ್ಗುರುತು
- autograph in Arabic
- تَوْقِيع tawqīʕ, أُوتُوجْرَاف ʔōtōgrāf
- autograph in Indonesian
- tanda tangan
- autograph in Persian
- امضاء emzâ'
Examples of autograph in a sentence
- I asked the star if I could have her autograph, but she refused.
- The self-proclaimed fanpires gawked, squealed and begged for autographs and photos with the stars.
- On the way out of the building I was asked for my autograph.
Synonyms of autograph
Forms of autograph
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | autographs |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | autographs |
| present participle | autographing |
| past participle | autographed |
| past | autographed |
Origin of autograph
From Latin autographum, in turn from Ancient Greek αὐτόγραφον (autógraphon, “a writing in one’s own hand”). Equivalent to auto- + -graph.
Words formed from autograph
Phrases with autograph
Questions about autograph
- What does autograph mean?
- Autograph means a person’s own handwriting, especially the signature of a famous or admired person.
- What is autograph in Hindi?
- Autograph in Hindi is ऑटोग्राफ (ŏṭogrāph), दस्तख़त (dastaxat). See Autograph meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is autograph?
- Autograph can be a noun, an adjective or a verb.
- How do you pronounce autograph?
- Autograph is pronounced /ˈɔːtəɡɹɑːf/ (UK).
- What is the plural of autograph?
- The plural of autograph is autographs.
Words near autograph in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: autograph (page history and authors); autograph (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); autograph (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); autograph (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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