curlicue
Fancy written flourish
A curlicue is a decorative curl or spiral, especially in handwriting or ornamental design.
Fancy signatures often end with curlicues.
The word suggests something playful or elaborate—flourishes that serve style rather than function: The wrought-iron gate was covered in curlicues.
Curve winding around center
- swirlRotating, curving movement
- whorlSpiral arrangement of ridges
- coilWound circular arrangement
- loopCurve closing on itself
twist · scroll · helix · ringlet · tendril · corkscrew · volute · flourish
Thing that beautifies
- embellishmentDecorative addition or exaggeration
- flourishTo grow vigorously
- scrollworkSpiral ornamental design
- filigreeDelicate twisted-wire ornamentation
arabesque · rococo · baroque · frill · trimming · adornment · gilding · lacework
To grow vigorously
- scriptWritten words for performance
- penmanshipSkill of forming letters
- cursiveJoined handwriting style
- letteringStyled written characters
stroke · swash · ligature · serif · ink · quill · handwriting · copperplate
Inclined toward fun
- fancifulImaginatively unrealistic
- quirkyIdiosyncratically unusual
- decorativeServing to beautify
- ornateElaborately decorated
doodle · squiggle · embellishment · caprice · lighthearted · frivolous · charming · delicate
spiral
Curve winding around center
loop · twist · scroll · helix · ringlet · tendril · corkscrew · volute · flourish · squiggle
ornament
Thing that beautifies
- embellishmentDecorative addition or exaggeration
- flourishTo grow vigorously
- scrollworkSpiral ornamental design
filigree · arabesque · rococo · baroque · frill · trimming · adornment · gilding · lacework · motif
flourish
To grow vigorously
- scriptWritten words for performance
- penmanshipSkill of forming letters
- cursiveJoined handwriting style
lettering · stroke · swash · ligature · serif · ink · quill · handwriting · copperplate · brushwork
playful
Inclined toward fun
- fancifulImaginatively unrealistic
- quirkyIdiosyncratically unusual
- decorativeServing to beautify
ornate · doodle · squiggle · embellishment · caprice · lighthearted · frivolous · charming · delicate · elaborate
- curvescurve, arc, curves, curls, bend
- ornamentationornaments, ornament, ornamentation, ornamental, embellishment
- ornateornate, elaborate, embellished, decorative, ornamental
- spiralsspiral, helix, logarithmic spiral, coil, whorl
- flourishesswirl, scroll, filigree, ornament, embellishment
- ornate thingsornate, decorative, baroque, rococo, gilded
curlicuestraight line
Undeviated continuous path
line · zigzag · right angle · geometric shape · stroke
curlicueeyesore
Offensively unattractive thing
simplicity · minimalism · minimalist design · austerity · plainness