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- [rahy-ting]
- /ˈraɪ tɪŋ/
- /ˈraɪtɪŋ/
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- [rahy-ting]
- /ˈraɪ tɪŋ/
Definitions of writing word
- noun writing the act of a person or thing that writes. 1
- noun writing written form: to commit one's thoughts to writing. 1
- noun writing that which is written; characters or matter written with a pen or the like: His writing is illegible. 1
- noun writing such characters or matter with respect to style, kind, quality, etc. 1
- noun writing an inscription. 1
- noun writing a letter. 1
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Origin of writing
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1175-1225; See origin at write, -ing1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Writing
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
writing popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
Synonyms for writing
noun writing
- script — the letters or characters used in writing by hand; handwriting, especially cursive writing.
- symbols — something used for or regarded as representing something else; a material object representing something, often something immaterial; emblem, token, or sign.
- inscription — something inscribed.
- marks — Plural form of mark.
- characters — the aggregate of features and traits that form the individual nature of some person or thing.
adjective writing
- journalistic — of, relating to, or characteristic of journalists or journalism.
verb writing
- re-present — to present again or anew.
- write up — a written description or account, as in a newspaper or magazine: The play got a terrible write-up.
- imaged — a physical likeness or representation of a person, animal, or thing, photographed, painted, sculptured, or otherwise made visible.
- describe — If you describe a person, object, event, or situation, you say what they are like or what happened.
Antonyms for writing
noun writing
- speech — the faculty or power of speaking; oral communication; ability to express one's thoughts and emotions by speech sounds and gesture: Losing her speech made her feel isolated from humanity.
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