handwriting

B1 Topic:People & Society

Also spelled hand-writing

US /ˈhændɹaɪtɪŋ/
noun verb Freq #7175

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    The way a particular person writes by hand.

    I could tell it was her letter from the neat handwriting.

  2. 2
    noun

    The activity of writing by hand rather than typing.

    Children still learn handwriting at school.

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Synonyms
1 noun · the way a particular person... penmanshipscript
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Word family
Forms handwritings
Related forms cursivehandwrithandwritehandwritten

Etymology

From hand + writing, equal to handwrite + -ing.

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