chirography

Meaning

1. (uncountable, usually) Synonym of handwriting or penmanship, one's personal skill at writing.
2. (uncountable, usually) Synonym of calligraphy, the art of beautiful writing.
3. (uncountable, usually) Synonym of autograph, writing in one's own hand.
4. (uncountable, usually) Synonym of palmistry, fortune-telling based on one's hand.

Synonyms

penmanship

calligraphy

handwriting

script

writing

letter

cursive

Translations

cal·ligrafia

cal”ligrafia

χειρογραφία

calligraphie

manuscriture

calligrafia

caligrafia

quirografia

Caligrafia

caligrafía

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kʌɪˈrɒɡrəfi/

Etymology

From chirograph + -y under influence from geography &c., from French chirographe, from Latin chirographus and chirographum, from Ancient Greek χειρόγραφος (kheirógraphos) and χειρόγραφον (kheirógraphon), from χειρο- (kheiro-, “hand-”) + γραφος (graphos, “writing, written thing”). Equivalent to chiro- (“hand”) + -graphy (“writing”) and handwriting.