penmanship
Art of script
Penmanship is the art or skill of writing by hand.
Good penmanship means clear, legible, often elegant handwriting: Her penmanship was so beautiful that she addressed wedding invitations for extra money.
The word carries an old-fashioned quality now that keyboards have largely replaced handwriting in daily life.
Writing fluid
- quillFeather used for writing
- parchmentTreated hide for manuscripts
- flourishTo grow vigorously
- scrollWound document of parchment
illumination · gilding · engrossing · vellum · gothic · copperplate · roundhand · italic
Graphite writing instrument
rollerball · inkwell · paper · graphite · marker · stylus · writing pad · felt-tip
Refined, graceful quality
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
- flourishTo grow vigorously
- characterNature, symbol, or role
- flairStylish natural aptitude
personality · distinctive · refined · polished · sophisticated · aesthetic · beauty · artistic
Repeated work toward mastery
- lessonsUnits of teaching
- instructionGuidance for action
- workbookEducational exercise manual
- drillsRepetitive training routines
copybook · tracing · homework · classroom · teacher · curriculum · students · lined paper
Manual document copier
- scriptoriumMonastery manuscript workshop
- scrollWound document of parchment
- codexAncient bound manuscript
- palimpsestReused writing surface, traces remain
vellum · parchment · illuminated · transcription · clerk · copyist · amanuensis · chancery
State of being tidy
- clarityState of being understandable
- readabilityEase of understanding text
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- uniformityState of being identical
consistency · alignment · spacing · tidiness · orderliness · meticulousness · carefulness · letterform
Skillful hand coordination
- techniqueSkilled way of performing
- proficiencySkilled performance level
- masteryComplete skill or control
- controlAuthority to direct
fluency · craftsmanship · expertise · finesse · execution · coordination · grip · hand control
ink
Writing fluid
scroll · illumination · gilding · engrossing · vellum · gothic · copperplate · roundhand · italic · blackletter
pencil
Graphite writing instrument
ballpoint · rollerball · inkwell · paper · graphite · marker · stylus · writing pad · felt-tip · cartridge
elegance
Refined, graceful quality
flair · personality · distinctive · refined · polished · sophisticated · aesthetic · beauty · artistic · expressive
practice
Repeated work toward mastery
- lessonsUnits of teaching
- instructionGuidance for action
- workbookEducational exercise manual
drills · copybook · tracing · homework · classroom · teacher · curriculum · students · lined paper · exercises
scribe
Manual document copier
- scriptoriumMonastery manuscript workshop
- scrollWound document of parchment
- codexAncient bound manuscript
palimpsest · vellum · parchment · illuminated · transcription · clerk · copyist · amanuensis · chancery · medieval
neatness
State of being tidy
- clarityState of being understandable
- readabilityEase of understanding text
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
uniformity · consistency · alignment · spacing · tidiness · orderliness · meticulousness · carefulness · letterform · formation
dexterity
Skillful hand coordination
- techniqueSkilled way of performing
- proficiencySkilled performance level
- masteryComplete skill or control
control · fluency · craftsmanship · expertise · finesse · execution · coordination · grip · hand control · muscle memory
looped
Formed into rings
connected · palmer · baseline · ascender · descender · ligature · swash · letterform · slope · rhythm
- literacyliteracy, reading, spelling, alphabet, writing
- calligraphyChinese calligraphy, Japanese calligraphy, Arabic calligraphy, Islamic calligraphy, blackletter
- schooling historyhornbooks, one-room schools, schoolmasters, schoolhouses, primers
- elementary schoolclassroom, student, first grade teacher, reading skills, teacher
- schoolworkhomework, assignment, assignments, reading, essays
- fine motortyping, sewing, knitting, origami, threading
penmanshiptyping
Entering text via keyboard
typewriting · keyboarding · word processing · print · dictation
penmanshipchicken scratch
Illegible, messy handwriting
illegibility · scribble · scrawl · messy handwriting · bad handwriting
man, pen, ship, script, descriptive, manuscript, prescribe, inscribe, postscript