handwriting

1 the form or style of a particular person's writing she immediately recognized the handwriting on the envelope as that of her old college roommate Synonyms hand, penmanship, script Related Words cacography, hen scratch, hen track, scratch, scrawl, scribble; backhand, copperplate, cursive, print, running hand; autograph, John Hancock, John Henry, signature

2 writing done by hand the columnist laments the decline of fine handwriting, as so few people write letters by hand anymore Synonyms calligraphy, longhand, manuscript, penmanship, script Related Words lettering; phonography, shorthand, steno, stenography Antonyms print, type, typewriting