Definitions for calligraphykəˈlɪg rə fi
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
cal•lig•ra•phykəˈlɪg rə fi(n.)
fancy penmanship or the art of writing beautifully.
handwriting; penmanship.
a script produced chiefly by brush, esp. Chinese, Japanese, or Arabic writing of high aesthetic value.
Origin of calligraphy:
1605–15; < Gk kalligraphía; see calli -, -graphy
cal`li•graph′i•cal•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
calligraphy, penmanship, chirography(noun)
beautiful handwriting
Wiktionary
calligraphy(Noun)
The art of writing letters and words with decorative strokes.
calligraphy(Noun)
The letters and words so produced, collectively.
calligraphy(Noun)
The art of writing fancy lettering.
Origin: From καλλιγραφία, from κάλλος + γράφω.
Webster Dictionary
Calligraphy(noun)
fair or elegant penmanship
Translations for calligraphy
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
calligraphy(noun)
(the art of) beautiful, decorative handwriting.
- kalligrafieAfrikaans
- فَنُّ الخَطArabic
- краснописBulgarian
- caligrafiaPortuguese (BR)
- krasopis, kaligrafieCzech
- die KalligraphieGerman
- kalligrafiDanish
- καλλιγραφίαGreek
- caligrafíaSpanish
- kalligraafiaEstonian
- خوشنویسیFarsi
- kalligrafiaFinnish
- calligraphieFrench
- כְּתִיבָה תָּמָהHebrew
- सुलेखनHindi
- krasopisCroatian
- szép kézírásHungarian
- kaligrafiIndonesian
- skrautskriftIcelandic
- calligrafiaItalian
- 書道Japanese
- 서예Korean
- kaligrafijaLithuanian
- kaligrāfijaLatvian
- kaligrafiMalay
- kalligrafieDutch
- kalligrafi; skjønnskriftNorwegian
- kaligrafiaPolish
- خوشنویسیPersian
- خوشنویسیPashto
- caligrafiaPortuguese
- caligrafieRomanian
- каллиграфияRussian
- krasopis, kaligrafia, písmoSlovak
- lepopisSlovenian
- kaligrafijaSerbian
- kalligrafiSwedish
- ศิลปในการคัดลายมือThai
- hattatlıkTurkish
- 書法Chinese (Trad.)
- каліграфія; чистописанняUkrainian
- خطاطی ، خوش نویسیUrdu
- thư phápVietnamese
- 书法Chinese (Simp.)
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