graphology

Syllables: Gra·pho·lo·gy/ɡɹæˈfɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/US/ɡɹæˈfɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/

graphology noun: the study of handwriting, especially as a means of analyzing a person's character.

Noun

graphology (usually uncountable, plural graphologies)

(usually) The study of handwriting, especially as a means of analyzing a person's character.
- Near-synonym: psychographology (sometimes synonymous)
- Graphology, or handwriting analysis, is the study and interpretation of handwriting as an indicator of personality. Professional graphologists offer four primary services: graphology classes to hobbyists, personality profiles to help individuals increase their self-knowledge and potential for...1999, Lee Naftali, Joel Naftali, You're Certifiable: The Alternative Career Guide to More Than 700 Certificate Programs, Trade Schools, and Job Opportunities, page 155
Synonyms:

psychographology
(usually) A system of handwriting.
- "Talented" children fall into one of two classes: those with an imitative ability who readily absorb the preconceived graphologies they see about them in pictures, magazines and books, and those[…].1930, Frances E. O'Brien, Individualism in Child Art, unnumbered page
- This 1960 work, like the black works of Rauschenberg and the graphologies of Cy Twombly, is our most patient analysis of multiplicity.1984, David Shapiro, Jasper Johns: Drawings 1954-1984, page 29

graphology meaning in Tamil and Vietnamese

graphology in Tamil

கையெழுத்து உளவியல், அளவீட்டுப்படம், கட்டப்படம்

graphology in Vietnamese

study of handwriting: bút tích học

Examples of graphology in a sentence

Graphology, or handwriting analysis, is the study and interpretation of handwriting as an indicator of personality.1999, Lee Naftali, Joel Naftali, You're Certifiable: The Alternative Career Guide to More Than 700 Certificate Programs, Trade Schools, and...
The philosopher Ludwig Klages saw graphology as a means to penetrate the deceptive self-presentation of his contemporaries and unveil their true character.2003, Michael Hau, The Cult of Health and Beauty in Germany: A Social History, 1890-1930, page 50:
Graphology and graphological deviation are likely to be very significant in a mode that lacks non-textual social cues, such as paralanguage, prosody and gesture.2006, Bethan Benwell, Elizabeth Stokoe, Discourse and Identity, page 263:

Synonyms of graphology

psychographology

Forms of graphology

plural	graphologies

Origin of graphology

From French graphologie, coined by Jean-Hippolyte Michon from Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ, “writing”) + French -logie (“study of”). By surface analysis, grapho- + -logy.

Words formed from graphology

psychographology

Words that rhyme with graphology

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Questions about graphology

What does graphology mean?: Graphology means the study of handwriting, especially as a means of analyzing a person's character.
What is graphology in Tamil?: Graphology in Tamil is கையெழுத்து உளவியல், அளவீட்டுப்படம், கட்டப்படம். See Graphology meaning in Tamil.
How do you use graphology in a sentence?: Graphology, or handwriting analysis, is the study and interpretation of handwriting as an indicator of personality.
What part of speech is graphology?: Graphology is a noun.
How do you pronounce graphology?: Graphology is pronounced /ɡɹæˈfɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/ (UK).
What is the plural of graphology?: The plural of graphology is graphologies.

Words near graphology in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: graphology (page history and authors); graphology (Tamil 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.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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