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# handwriting

noun (handwriting — uncountable)

«handwriting» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Writing that you do with a pen or pencil by hand, not typed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/handwriting/#m1)
2. The way a person's writing looks: «neat handwriting». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/handwriting/#m2)

### In the lessons

In school: handwriting lessons teach letter shapes, joined-up (cursive) writing and neat spacing; teachers say «Use your best handwriting». In stories, detectives recognise who wrote a note by the handwriting. Phrases: «neat/messy handwriting», «joined-up handwriting», «handwriting practice».

### Examples

- Please write in your best handwriting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/handwriting/#x1)
- My handwriting gets messy when I rush. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/handwriting/#x2)
- We practise joined-up handwriting every morning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/handwriting/#x3)
- The detective recognised the handwriting on the letter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/handwriting/#x4)
- Her handwriting is small and neat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/handwriting/#x5)
- I can't read the doctor's handwriting! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/handwriting/#x6)
- And yet it is undeniably my own handwriting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/handwriting/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable: not «a handwriting» or «handwritings». One word. Adjective: handwritten (a handwritten card). Cursive = joined-up handwriting.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «handwriting» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/handwriting/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«handwriting» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/handwriting.html) on Mova free.