penmanship

ˈpɛnˌmænˌʃɪp

Definition

Definition of penmanship - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

handwriting

Dated

one's own style of writing by hand

Dated

Her penmanship was neat and easy to read.

calligraphy

handwriting

script

calligraphy

Dated

art and skill of writing beautifully

Dated

He studied penmanship to improve his calligraphy skills.

calligraphy

handwriting

script

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art and skill of writing beautifully

Origin of penmanship

English, pen (writing instrument) + -manship (skill)

Terms with penmanship included in their meaning

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cursive

adj.

penmanship

writing style with connected letters

cursive script

handwriting style

style of penmanship where characters are connected

hand

writing

style of penmanship or handwriting

Examples of penmanship in a sentence

The teacher praised the student's penmanship.
Her penmanship was admired by all her classmates.
The certificate was awarded for excellent penmanship.

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French:écriture, art de l'écriture, ...
German:Handschrift, Schönschrift, ...
Italian:calligrafia, bella scrittura, ...
Spanish:caligrafía, escritura artística, ...
Portuguese:caligrafia, ...
Chinese:笔迹, 书写艺术, ...
Japanese:手書き, ペンマンシップ, ...
Arabic:خَطّ اليَد, فَنّ الْخَطّ, ...
Hebrew:כְּתַב יָד, קָלִיגְרַפְיָה, ...
Russian:почерк, ...
Ukrainian:почерк, мистецтво каліграфії, ...
Hindi:हस्तलेखन, लेखन कला, ...
Bengali:পেনম্যানশিপ, লেখনকৌশল, ...
Catalan:cal.ligrafia, escriptura artística, ...
Czech:rukopis, kaligrafie, ...
Danish:håndskrift, skønskrift, ...
Dutch:handschrift, penmanschap, ...
Greek:καλλιγραφία, ...
Hungarian:kézírás, kalligráfia, ...
Khmer:ស្ទីលសរសេរដោយដៃ, សិល្បៈនៃការសរសេរអក្សរឲ្យស្អាត, ...
Korean:손글씨, 펜맨십, ...
Persian:دست‌خط, خوشنویسی, ...
Polish:charakter pisma, sztuka pisania, ...
Portuguese (BR):caligrafia, escrita artística, ...
Romanian:caligrafie, ...
Swedish:handstil, skrivkonst, ...
Thai:ลายมือ, การคัดลายมือ, ...
Turkish:el yazısı, güzel yazı, ...
Vietnamese:chữ viết tay, thư pháp, ...

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