shorthand

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A rough and rapid method of writing by substituting symbols for letters, words, etc.
2. (broadly, countable, uncountable) Any brief or shortened way of saying or doing something.

Verb

1. (transitive) To render (spoken or written words) into shorthand.
2. (broadly, transitive) To use a brief or shortened way of saying or doing something.
3. (intransitive) To write in shorthand.

Opposite of

longhand

Synonyms

stenography

tachygraphy

stenographic

steganography

stenograph

verbatim

steno

phonography

speedwriting

shorthand note

shorthand report

Translations

sténographie

taquigrafía

Kurzschrift

stenografia

stenografie

στενογραφία

Stenografie

Stenogramm

snelschrift

steno

Stenographie

estenografia

taquigrafia

stenografi

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃɔːthænd/

Etymology

The noun is derived from short + hand (“handwriting; style of penmanship”). The verb is derived from the noun.