graphology

noun

gra·​phol·​o·​gy gra-ˈfä-lə-jē 

: the study of handwriting especially for the purpose of character analysis

graphological

ˌgra-fə-ˈlä-ji-kəl 

adjective

Examples of graphology in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Then the signature is analyzed, based on concepts of graphology. — Gerard De Kamper, Quartz Africa, 23 Oct. 2019

Classic DeLillo themes—digital technology, graphology, geopolitics—abound in this slim novel, in which friends gather amid a mysterious cataclysm. — The New Yorker, 9 Nov. 2020

Word History

Etymology

French graphologie, from grapho- + -logie -logy

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for graphology

• anthology
• apology
• astrology
• biology
• christology
• chronology
• conchology
• cosmology
• cryptology
• cytology
• doxology
• ecology

Kids Definition

graphology

noun

gra·​phol·​o·​gy gra-ˈfäl-ə-jē 

: the study of handwriting especially for the purpose of analyzing the writer's personality

graphologist

-jəst

noun

Medical Definition

graphology

noun

gra·​phol·​o·​gy gra-ˈfäl-ə-jē 

plural graphologies

: the study of handwriting especially for the purpose of character analysis

graphological

ˌgraf-ə-ˈläj-i-kəl 

adjective

graphologist

gra-ˈfäl-ə-jəst 

noun