cursive

Meaning

Adj

1. Running; flowing.
2. Having successive letters joined together.
3. Of or relating to a grammatical aspect relating to an action that occurs in a straight line (in space or time).

Noun

1. (countable) A cursive character, letter or font.
2. (countable) A manuscript written in cursive characters.
3. (uncountable) Joined-up handwriting.

Opposite of

printing

Synonyms

cursive script

handwritten

running hand

longhand

cursive hand

glib

handwriting

italic

italics

manuscript

oblique

penmanship

successive

unremitting

streamy

consecutive

chirography

constant

continual

continuous

Translations

cursif

cursive

kursiv

corsivo

cursief

Schreibschrift

cursiva

cursiu

Kursivschrift

cursiva

Letra cursiva

itálica

bastardilla

cursivo

tirado

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɝsɪv/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French cursif, from Medieval Latin cursīvus, from Latin cursus.