calligraphy

cal·lig·ra·phy

 (kə-lĭg′rə-fē)

n.

1.

a. The art of fine handwriting.

b. Works in fine handwriting considered as a group.

2. Handwriting.

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[French calligraphie, from Greek kalligraphiā, beautiful writing : kalli-, beautiful (from kallos, beauty) + -graphiā, -graphy.]

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cal·lig′ra·pher, cal·lig′ra·phist n.

cal′li·graph′ic (kăl′ĭ-grăf′ĭk) adj.

calligraphy

(kəˈlɪɡrəfɪ)

n

(Art Terms) handwriting, esp beautiful handwriting considered as an art. Also called: chirography

calˈligrapher, calˈligraphist n

calligraphic, calligraphical adj

ˌcalliˈgraphically adv

cal•lig•ra•phy

(kəˈlɪg rə fi)

n.

1. fancy penmanship or the art of writing beautifully.

2. handwriting; penmanship.

3. a script produced chiefly by brush, esp. Chinese, Japanese, or Arabic writing of high aesthetic value.

[1605–15; < Greek kalligraphía; see calli-, -graphy]

cal•lig′ra•pher, cal•lig′ra•phist, n.

cal•li•graph•ic (ˌkæl ɪˈgræf ɪk) cal`li•graph′i•cal, adj.

cal`li•graph′i•cal•ly, adv.

calligraphy

1. the art of beautiful penmanship.
2. handwriting in general.
3. good handwriting skills. Cf. cacography.
4. a script of a high aesthetic value produced by brush, especially that of Chinese, Japanese, or Arabic origin. — calligrapher, calligraphist, n. — calligraphic, calligraphical, adj.

See also: Writing

calligraphy

The art or practice of ornamental handwriting.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

calligraphy - beautiful handwriting     chirography, penmanship handwriting, script, hand - something written by hand; "she recognized his handwriting"; "his hand was illegible"

Translations

فَنُّ الخَط

kaligrafiekrasopis

kalligrafi

KalligraphieKalligrafie

καλλιγραφία

caligrafía

kalligrafia

calligraphie

כתיבה תמה

szép kézírás

skrautskriftskrautritun

calligrafia

カリグラフィー書法書道

kaligrafija

kaligrāfija

kalligrafie

kalligrafiskjønnskrift

каллиграфия

krasopis

kalligrafi

hattatlık

书法

calligraphy

[kəˈlɪgrəfɪ] N → caligrafía f

calligraphy

[kəˈlɪgrəfi] n

(= art) → calligraphie f

(= writing) → écriture f

calligraphy

n → Kalligrafie f

calligraphy

[kəˈlɪgrəfɪ] n → calligrafia

calligraphy

(kəˈligrəfi) noun

(the art of) beautiful, decorative handwriting. kalligrafie فَنُّ الخَط краснопис caligrafia krasopis, kaligrafie die Kalligraphie kalligrafi καλλιγραφίαcaligrafía kalligraafia خوشنویسی kalligrafia calligraphie כְּתִיבָה תָּמָה सुलेखन krasopis szép kézírás kaligrafi skrautskrift calligrafia 書道 서예 kaligrafija kaligrāfija kaligrafi kalligrafiekalligrafi; skjønnskriftkaligrafia خوشنویسی caligrafia caligrafie каллиграфия krasopis, kaligrafia, písmo lepopis kaligrafija kalligrafi ศิลปในการคัดลายมือ hattatlık 書法 каліграфія; чистописання خطاطی ، خوش نویسی thư pháp 书法