handwriting B1 Topic:People & Society Also spelled hand-writing US /ˈhændɹaɪtɪŋ/ See IPA manual Freq #7175 Meanings 1 noun The way a particular person writes by hand. I could tell it was her letter from the neat handwriting. 2 noun The activity of writing by hand rather than typing. Children still learn handwriting at school. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the way a particular person... penmanshipscript More longhand Word family Forms handwritings Related forms cursivehandwrithandwritehandwritten Appears in Phrases (3) See all handwriting expert a practitioner who claims to infer personality from handwriting Noun + noun elegant handwriting writing by hand that looks graceful, refined, and pleasing Adjective + noun legible handwriting Writing by hand that is clear enough to read. Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From hand + writing, equal to handwrite + -ing. Topics People & Society External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # handwriting **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈhændɹaɪtɪŋ/ **Frequency rank:** 7175 ## Meanings 1. The way a particular person writes by hand. 2. The activity of writing by hand rather than typing. ## Examples - I could tell it was her letter from the neat handwriting. - Children still learn handwriting at school. ## Synonyms - longhand ## Related Forms - cursive - handwrit - handwrite - handwritten ## Etymology From hand + writing, equal to handwrite + -ing. ## AI Etymology Handwriting comes from hand + writing, equal to handwrite + -ing. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. In current use, the main senses are “The way a particular person writes by hand” and “The activity of writing by hand rather than typing”. ## Topics - People & Society markdown