graphology
pronunciation
How to pronounce graphology in British English:
UK [græˈfɒlədʒi]
How to pronounce graphology in American English:
US [græˈfɑlədʒi]
Word Origin
- graphology (n.)
- "study of handwriting," 1882, from French graphologie, coined 1868 by Abbé Jean-Hippolyte Michon (1806-1881) from Greek graphein "to write" (see -graphy) + -ologie (see -ology). Especially, "character study based on handwriting" (1886); an earlier word for this was graptomancy (1858).
Example
- 1. Whatever the substance of graphology the character is there nonetheless .
- 2. Note : signature analysis is taught under the subject of graphology commonly known as handwriting analysis .
- 3. Don 't confuse graphology with graphemics , which is the study of writing systems and their relationship to speech .
- 4. This is not a good sign in graphology , and can reveal depression if the pressure is very heavy .