What does cursive mean?

Definitions for cursive
ˈkɜr sɪvcur·sive

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. longhand, running hand, cursive, cursive scriptadjective

    rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and are cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper

  2. cursiveadjective

    having successive letter joined together

    "cursive script"

Wiktionary

  1. cursivenoun

    A cursive character, letter or font.

  2. cursivenoun

    A manuscript written in cursive characters.

  3. cursiveadjective

    Having successive letters joined together.

  4. Etymology: cursivus, from cursum.

Wikipedia

  1. Cursive

    Cursive (also known as script, among other names) is any style of penmanship in which characters are written joined in a flowing manner, generally for the purpose of making writing faster, in contrast to block letters. It varies in functionality and modern-day usage across languages and regions; being used both publicly in artistic and formal documents as well as in private communication. Formal cursive is generally joined, but casual cursive is a combination of joins and pen lifts. The writing style can be further divided as "looped", "italic" or "connected". The cursive method is used with many alphabets due to infrequent pen lifting and beliefs that it increases writing speed. Despite this belief, more elaborate or ornamental styles of writing can be slower to reproduce. In some alphabets, many or all letters in a word are connected, sometimes making a word one single complex stroke. A study of gradeschool children in 2013 discovered that the speed of their cursive writing is the same as their print writing, regardless of which handwriting the child had learnt first.

ChatGPT

  1. cursive

    Cursive is a style of writing in which all the letters in a word are joined together. This style is characterized by flowing, continuous strokes, used for the purpose of making writing faster and more efficient. Cursive can often appear more elegant or ornamental compared to standard handwriting, and it varies widely in design from culture to culture.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Cursiveadjective

    running; flowing

  2. Cursivenoun

    a character used in cursive writing

  3. Cursivenoun

    a manuscript, especially of the New Testament, written in small, connected characters or in a running hand; -- opposed to uncial

  4. Etymology: [LL. cursivus: cf. F. cursif See Cursitor.]

Wikidata

  1. Cursive

    Cursive, also known as script, joined-up writing, joint writing, running writing, or handwriting is any style of penmanship in which the symbols of the language are written in a conjoined and/or flowing manner, generally for the purpose of making writing faster. However, not all cursive copybooks join all letters. Formal cursive is generally joined, but casual cursive is a combination of joins and pen lifts. In the Arabic, Latin, and Cyrillic alphabets, many or all letters in a word are connected, sometimes making a word one single complex stroke. While the terms cursive or script are popular in the United States for describing this style of writing the Latin script, this term is rarely used elsewhere. Joined-up writing is more popular in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Australia. The term handwriting is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Cursive is considered distinct from printscript, in which the letters of a word are unconnected and in Roman/Gothic letterform rather than joined-up script. Printscript is also commonly called "manuscript", "block letter", "print writing", "block writing".

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Cursive

    kur′siv, adj. written with a running hand, of handwriting: flowing.—adv. Cur′sively. [Low L. cursivus—L. currĕre, to run.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of cursive in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of cursive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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