handwriting
Syllables: hand·writ·ing/ˈhændɹaɪtɪŋ/
handwriting noun: the act or process of writing done with the hand, rather than typed or word-processed. Also the present participle and gerund of handwrite.
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Noun
handwriting (usually uncountable, plural handwritings)
- The act or process of writing done with the hand, rather than typed or word-processed.
- Synonyms:
- hand
- Text that was written by hand.
- Synonyms:
- manuscript
- The characteristic writing of a particular person.
- 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
- Synonyms:
- chirography, autograph, penmanship
- A characteristic trait or hallmark by which somebody may be recognised.
- 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
- 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
Also used as
handwriting is also the present participle and gerund of handwrite.
handwriting meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
handwriting in Hindi
- हस्तलेखन
handwriting in Tamil
- கையால் எழுதுதல், கை எழுத்து, கையால் எழுதுவது
handwriting in Marathi
- हस्तलेखन
handwriting in Urdu
- دست تحریر, ہاتھ کی تحریر
More languagesFewer languages
- handwriting in Bengali
- হাতের লেখা
- handwriting in Telugu
- చేతివ్రాత, చేతి వ్రాత, చేతిరాత
- handwriting in Malayalam
- കൈയക്ഷരം kaiyakṣaraṁ
- handwriting in Kannada
- ಕೈಬರಹ, ಕೈಬರಹು, ಕೈ ಬರವಣಿಗೆ
- handwriting in Punjabi
- ਹੱਥ ਲਿਖਤ, ਹੱਥਾਂ ਦੀ ਲਿਖਤ, ਹੱਥ ਲਿਖਣਾ
- handwriting in Gujarati
- હસ્તલેખન
- handwriting in Odia
- ହସ୍ତଲିଖିତା, ହାତ ଲେଖାଲେଖି, ହାତଲେଖା
- handwriting in Nepali
- हस्तलेखन, हस्तलेखन गर्न
- handwriting in Tagalog
- sulat, sulat-kamay, sulating-kamay
- handwriting in Arabic
- خَطّ يَد ḵaṭṭ yad, خَطّ ḵaṭṭ
- handwriting in Malay
- penulisan tangan
- handwriting in Indonesian
- bekas tangan, tulisan tangan
- handwriting in Persian
- دستنویسی dast-nevisi, دستخط dast-xat
- handwriting in Thai
- ลายมือ laai-mʉʉ
- handwriting in Vietnamese
- chữ viết tay
Examples of handwriting in a sentence
- 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:
Synonyms of handwriting
Forms of handwriting
| plural | handwritings |
|---|---|
| alternative form (archaic) | hand-writing |
Origin of handwriting
From hand + writing, equal to handwrite + -ing.
Words formed from handwriting
Questions about handwriting
- What does handwriting mean?
- Handwriting means the act or process of writing done with the hand, rather than typed or word-processed.
- What is handwriting in Hindi?
- Handwriting in Hindi is हस्तलेखन. See Handwriting meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use handwriting in a sentence?
- 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.
- What part of speech is handwriting?
- Handwriting is a noun.
- How do you pronounce handwriting?
- Handwriting is pronounced /ˈhændɹaɪtɪŋ/.
- What is the plural of handwriting?
- The plural of handwriting is handwritings.
Words near handwriting in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: handwriting (page history and authors); handwriting (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); handwriting (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); handwriting (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); handwriting (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); handwriting (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); handwriting (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); handwriting (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); handwriting (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); handwriting (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); handwriting (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); handwriting (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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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