Definition of CALLIGRAPHY

calligraphy

Meanings

Plural: calligraphies

Noun

  • beautiful handwriting
  • The art or practice of writing letters and words in a decorative style; the letters and words so written.
  • Any such style of decorative writing.
  • A document written in decorative style.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from French calligraphie, from Ancient Greek καλλιγραφία (kalligraphía, literally “pretty writing”), from κάλλος (kállos, “beauty”) + γράφω (gráphō, “to draw”).

Scrabble Score: 22

calligraphy is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
calligraphy is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
calligraphy is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 25

calligraphy is a valid Words With Friends word