penmanship
pronunciation
How to pronounce penmanship in British English:
UK [ˈpenmənʃɪp]
How to pronounce penmanship in American English:
US [ˈpɛnmənˌʃɪp]
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- Noun:
- beautiful handwriting
Word Origin
- penmanship (n.)
- 1690s, from obsolete penman "copyist, clerk, scrivener" + -ship.
Synonym
Example
- 1. Men : to their credit , men do not decorate their penmanship .
- 2. It is keyboards that really matter now in the global economy , not penmanship ; or so the argument goes .
- 3. Is penmanship considered part of language by linguists ?
- 4. The letter , though a little smudged over time , is still quite legible despite the age and the old fashioned penmanship .
- 5. Fans will find plenty to sustain them in this poignant coda to a life marked by great feats of penmanship , scholarly insight and contemporary polemic .