calligraphy

[ kuh-lig-ruh-fee ]
/ kəˈlɪg rə fi /

noun

fancy penmanship, especially highly decorative handwriting, as with a great many flourishes: She appreciated the calligraphy of the 18th century.
handwriting; penmanship.
the art of writing beautifully: He studied calligraphy when he was a young man.
a script, usually cursive, although sometimes angular, produced chiefly by brush, especially Chinese, Japanese, or Arabic writing of high aesthetic value.
Fine Arts. line or a group of lines either derived from or resembling letter forms and characterized by qualities usually associated with cursive writing, especially that produced with a brush or pen.

Origin of calligraphy

First recorded in 1605–15, calligraphy is from the Greek word kalligraphía beautiful writing. See calli-, -graphy

OTHER WORDS FROM calligraphy

cal·lig·ra·pher, cal·lig·ra·phist, noun cal·li·graph·ic [kal-i-graf-ik] /ˌkæl ɪˈgræf ɪk/, cal·li·graph·i·cal, adjective cal·li·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for calligraphist

calligraphy
/ (kəˈlɪɡrəfɪ) /

noun

handwriting, esp beautiful handwriting considered as an art Also called: chirography

Derived forms of calligraphy

calligrapher or calligraphist, noun calligraphic (ˌkælɪˈɡræfɪk), adjective calligraphically, adverb