penmanship
noun
\
Definition of penmanship
Keep scrolling for more
Examples of penmanship in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
An endorsement from Oprah Winfrey and a sold-out, rockstar-style book tour are testaments to the penmanship of the invincible activist. — Tess Garcia, Teen Vogue, "Michelle Obama's Memoir "Becoming" Is Already the Best-Selling Hardcover Book of 2018," 1 Dec. 2018 DelRosario's work exhaustively documenting Carey's art around town and encouraging the artist to put his unique penmanship on paper gave the duo an excellent starting point. — Nathan Mattise, Ars Technica, "How do you preserve beloved New Orleans folk art? A Web font, of course," 23 Nov. 2018 In any other party setting, beautiful penmanship would simply be elegant. — Elle Decor Editors, ELLE Decor, "20 Halloween Party Ideas So Sophisticated They’ll Scare You," 18 Oct. 2018 Closer to penmanship than painting, this narrow concept of the medium seemed to have petered out a while ago. — Roberta Smith, New York Times, "Three Artists, Three Arcs, One Gallery," 31 May 2018 Laborious penmanship precludes writers from keeping pace with speakers. — Stephen Phillips, SFChronicle.com, "New tech books: ‘Bad Blood,’ ‘Live Work Work Work Die,’ ‘The Efficiency Paradox’," 22 June 2018 In our increasingly digital age, penmanship is becoming something of a lost art. — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, "Should Kids Still Learn to Write in Cursive?," 2 Aug. 2016 Then there's this guy who has mad Lord of the Rings penmanship skills. — Noelle Devoe, Seventeen, "10 Pictures Of Handwriting That Will Make You Feel Like You Fail At Life Completely," 14 Apr. 2015 Then again, maybe my low penmanship expectations are the product of my plebeian public-school education. — Anne Thériault, Longreads, "Queens of Infamy: Anne Boleyn," 25 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'penmanship.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Keep scrolling for more
Keep scrolling for more
More Definitions for penmanship
penmanship
noun
English Language Learners Definition of penmanship
See the full definition for penmanship in the English Language Learners Dictionary
penmanship
noun
\
Kids Definition of penmanship
Keep scrolling for more
Comments on penmanship
What made you want to look up penmanship? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Test Your Vocabulary
What did you just call me?! A Quiz
-
- If a member of the audience describes your speech as bombastic, does that person mean it is:
Test your visual vocabulary with our 10-question challenge!
TAKE THE QUIZ
Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.
TAKE THE QUIZ
Share penmanship
Resources for penmanship