calligraphy

kəˈlɪɡrəfi

calligraphies

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Definition of calligraphy - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

art writingart of making handwriting beautiful and decorative

Calligraphy is used to make wedding invitations elegant.

fancy handwriting

Rare

style or manner of writing by hand

Rare

His calligraphy was influenced by medieval scripts..

hand

penmanship

script

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Images of calligraphy

art of making handwriting beautiful and decorative
style or manner of writing by hand

Origin of calligraphy

Greek, kallos (beauty) + graphia (writing)

Terms with calligraphy included in their meaning

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penmanship

calligraphy

art and skill of writing beautifully

brush pen

calligraphy

pen with a brush-like tip for calligraphy

vellum paper

fine paper

strong smooth paper used for printing, art, or calligraphy

black letter

calligraphy

Western European script style used from 1150

calligraffiti

art

artistic graffiti resembling calligraphy

calligraphically

adv.

writing

in a way that uses calligraphy

chirography

calligraphy

the art of creating beautiful writing

four treasures of the study

calligraphy tools

the brush, ink, paper, and inkstone used in East Asian calligraphy

Examples of calligraphy in a sentence

He practiced calligraphy for the wedding invitations.
She practiced calligraphy for hours every day.
The wedding invitations were written in beautiful calligraphy.

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French:calligraphie, écriture manuscrite, ...
German:Kalligrafie, Schreibstil, ...
Italian:calligrafia, ...
Spanish:caligrafía, ...
Portuguese:caligrafia, ...
Chinese:书法, 手写体, ...
Japanese:書道, 書体, ...
Arabic:فَنّ الْخَطّ, خَطّ, ...
Hebrew:קַלִּיגְרָפְיָה, כְּתַב יָד אָמָּנוּתִי, ...
Russian:каллиграфия, искусство письма, ...
Ukrainian:калиграфія, мистецтво письма, ...
Hindi:सुलेख, लिपिकला, ...
Bengali:কলার শিল্প, লিপির ধরন, ...
Catalan:cal.ligrafia, estil de cal.ligrafia, ...
Czech:kaligrafie, ...
Danish:kalligrafi, skriftstil, ...
Dutch:kalligrafie, schrijfstijl, ...
Greek:καλλιγραφία, στυλ γραφής, ...
Hungarian:kalligráfia, írásművészet, ...
Khmer:សិល្បៈអក្សរផ្ចង់, សិល្បៈអក្សរផ្ចិតផ្ចង់, ...
Korean:서예, 글씨체, ...
Persian:خوشنویسی, سبک نوشتن, ...
Polish:kaligrafia, styl pisania, ...
Portuguese (BR):caligrafia, ...
Romanian:caligrafie, scriere de mână, ...
Swedish:kalligrafi, skrivstil, ...
Thai:ศิลปะการเขียนอักษร, ลายมือวิจิตร, ...
Turkish:kaligrafi, el yazısı tarzı, ...
Vietnamese:thư pháp, kiểu viết tay, ...

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