英和和英

語源

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

発音

• IPA: /ˈhændɹaɪtɪŋ/
• ハイフネーション: hand‧writ‧ing

名詞

handwriting (usually uncountable, plural handwritings)

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

   Synonym: hand

2. Text that was written by hand.
3. The characteristic writing of a particular person.
   • 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, pages 284–285:

     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.

   • 1895, F. Marion Crawford, Taquisara‎:

     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.

   • 1893, Joseph B. Lightfoot, Essays on "Supernatural Religion"‎:

     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.

   • 1914, P. S. Allen, The Age of Erasmus‎:

     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.

4. (by extension) A characteristic trait or hallmark by which somebody may be recognised.
   • 2013, Chris Payne, High Crimes And Low Stakes: Chris Payne, page 259:

     And, my friend believes, Armedov is getting paid by...? Yes, our friends at Langley! CIA handwriting all over it, he reckons!

   • 2016, Nilgin Yusuf, Fashion's Front Line, page 112:

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

同意語

• (the act or process of writing done by hand): longhand
• (text written by hand): manuscript
• (characteristic writing of a person): chirography, autograph, penmanship

派生語

関連する語

• handwritten
• handwrite
• handwrit

参考

• cursive

動詞

handwriting

1. present participle and gerund of handwrite