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1. (n.) writing
the act of a person or thing that writes.
2. writing
matter written with a pen or the like:
His writing is illegible.
3. writing
written form:
Put the agreement in writing.
4. writing
a legal document, as a contract or deed.
5. writing
an inscription.
6. writing
literary or musical composition.
7. writing
the style, form, quality, etc., of such composition.
8. writing
the profession of a writer.
9. writing
the Writings,
Etymology: (1175–1225)
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| Definition of 'writing' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) writing, authorship, composition, penning
the act of creating written works
"writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship"
2. (noun) writing, written material, piece of writing
the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)
"the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing"
3. (noun) writing
(usually plural) the collected work of an author
"the idea occurs with increasing frequency in Hemingway's writings"
4. (noun) writing
letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language
"he turned the paper over so the writing wouldn't show"; "the doctor's writing was illegible"
5. (noun) writing, committal to writing
the activity of putting something in written form
"she did the thinking while he did the writing"
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1. (noun) writing
the skill of putting words together to make sentences, paragraphs, etc.
His writing has improved a lot this year.
2. writing
the style sb has when they write
Her writing was full of youthful energy.
3. writing
written words
some writing at the bottom of the page
4. writing
the creation of books, stories, etc.
writing as a profession; Will you go back to your writing?
5. writing
the things written by a particular group
socialist writing
6. writing
in writing
written down, not spoken
You must make your claim in writing.
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| Definition of 'writing' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) writing
the act or art of forming letters and characters on paper, wood, stone, or other material, for the purpose of recording the ideas which characters and words express, or of communicating them to others by visible signs
2. (noun) writing
anything written or printed; anything expressed in characters or letters
3. (noun) writing
any legal instrument, as a deed, a receipt, a bond, an agreement, or the like
4. (noun) writing
any written composition; a pamphlet; a work; a literary production; a book; as, the writings of Addison
5. (noun) writing
an inscription
6. (noun) writing
handwriting; chirography
7. writing
of Write
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| Definition of 'writing' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. writing
The act or practice of literary composition, the occupation of writer, or producing or engaging in literary work as a profession.
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Sense: letters or other forms of script giving the written form of (a) language
the Chinese form of writing; I can't read your writing.
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Afrikaans: skryfvorm, skrif |
Arabic: كِتابَه |
Bulgarian: писане |
Brazilian: manuscrito / obra |
Czech: písmo |
German: die Schrift |
Danish: skrift; håndskrift |
Greek: γραφή, γράψιμο |
Spanish: escritura |
Estonian: (käe)kiri |
Farsi: دستخط |
Finnish: kirjoitus |
French: écriture |
Hebrew: כְּתִיבָה |
Hindi: लेखन |
Croatian: pisanje |
Hungarian: írás |
Indonesian: tulisan |
Icelandic: skrift |
Italian: scrittura |
Japanese: 書体 |
Korean: 쓰기, 저술 |
Lithuanian: rašymas, raštas |
Latvian: raksts; rakstība |
Malay: tulisan |
Dutch: schrift |
Norwegian: skrift |
Polish: pismo |
Persian: دستخط |
Pashto: ليكنه، ليك، دلاس ليك، مشق |
Portuguese: escrita |
Romanian: scris; scriere |
Russian: письменность; почерк |
Slovak: písmo |
Slovenian: pisava |
Serbian: rukopis |
Swedish: skrift, handstil |
Thai: การเขียน |
Turkish: yazı |
Taiwanese: 書寫,筆跡 |
Ukrainian: писемність; письмо |
Urdu: تحریر |
Vietnamese: chữ viết |
Chinese: 书写,笔体 |
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