handwriting

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/ˈhændɹaɪtɪŋ/

noun 4

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

clear, good, legible, neat

My teacher always says my handwriting is too messy, but my brother's is very clear.

awful, bad, illegible, poor, terrible

My teacher said my handwriting was so illegible that she couldn't grade my essay.

VERB + HANDWRITING

have

read

I couldn't read my doctor's handwriting on the prescription bottle.

recognize

My teacher could easily recognize my handwriting because I always write in blue ink.

PREP

in your ~

My grandfather wrote a letter to me in his old-fashioned handwriting.

Definitions

noun

The act or process of writing done with the hand, rather than typed or word-processed.

Text that was written by hand.

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.

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.

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!

The show needs to portray the designer's handwriting but it should also be innovative too.

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Synonyms

noun — something written by hand

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

handwriting on the wall

Alternative form of writing on the wall

Example Bank

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.

Wiktionary

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.

Wiktionary

There is need for improvement in your handwriting.

Tatoeba · #16065

This is a letter of Ryo's in his own handwriting.

Tatoeba · #55375

Your handwriting is similar to mine.

Tatoeba · #70416

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