writing
/ˈɹaɪtɪŋ/ noun
Also a form of write
Forms writings
- noun (uncountable) Graphism of symbols such as letters that express some meaning.
- noun (countable) Something written, such as a document, article or book.
- noun (uncountable) The process of representing a language with symbols or letters.
- noun (countable) A work of an author. “Congrats, you did an interesting piece of writing.”
- noun (countable) The style of writing of a person. “I can't read your writing.”
- noun (as a modifier) Intended for or used in writing. “a writing table”
Synonyms
text document manuscript work hand handwriting alphabet character ideogram logogram pictogram script syllabary writing system authorship composition penning written material piece of writing committal to writing
Etymology
From Middle English writing, writyng, wryting, wrytyng, from Old English wrīting (“writing”), equivalent to write + -ing.
From Middle English writinge, wrytynge, writende, writand, from Old English wrītende, present participle of Old English wrītan (“to scratch, carve, write”), equivalent to write + -ing.
Webster’s 1913
- noun The act or art of forming letters and characters on paper, wood, stone, or other material, for the purpose of recording the ideas which characters and words express, or of communicating them to others by visible signs.
- noun Anything written or printed; anything expressed in characters or letters; as: (a) Any legal instrument, as a deed, a receipt, a bond, an agreement, or the like.
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “writing”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details