Autograph vs. Handwriting

Autographnoun

A person’s own handwriting, especially the signature of a famous or admired person.

Handwritingnoun

The act or process of writing done with the hand, rather than typed or word-processed.

Autographnoun

A manuscript in the author’s handwriting.

Handwritingnoun

The characteristic writing of a particular person.

Autographadjective

Written in the author’s own handwriting.

Handwritingnoun

Text that was written by hand.

Autographverb

(transitive) To sign, or write one’s name or signature on a book etc

Handwritingverb

present participle of handwrite

Autographverb

(transitive) To write something in one's own handwriting

Handwritingnoun

The cast or form of writing peculiar to each hand or person; chirography.

Autographnoun

That which is written with one's own hand; an original manuscript; a person's own signature or handwriting.

Handwritingnoun

That which is written by hand; manuscript.

Autographadjective

In one's own handwriting; as, an autograph letter; an autograph will.

Handwritingnoun

something written by hand;

‘she recognized his handwriting’; ‘his hand was illegible’;

Autographnoun

something written by one's own hand

Handwritingnoun

the activity of writing by hand;

‘handwriting can be slow and painful for one with arthritis’;

Autographnoun

a person's own signature

Handwritingnoun

writing with a pen or pencil

‘this method of duplicating can reproduce typewriting, handwriting, or drawings’;

Autographverb

mark with one's signature;

‘The author autographed his book’;

Handwritingnoun

a person's particular style of writing

‘her handwriting was small and neat’;

Autographnoun

a signature, especially that of a celebrity written as a memento for an admirer

‘fans surged around the car asking for autographs’;

Handwriting

Handwriting is the writing done with a writing instrument, such as a pen or pencil, in the hand. Handwriting includes both printing and cursive styles and is separate from formal calligraphy or typeface.

Autographnoun

a manuscript or musical score in an author's or musician's own handwriting

‘the earliest version of the work is possibly an autograph’;

Autographnoun

a person's handwriting

‘a songbook in Purcell's autograph’;

Autographverb

write one's signature on (something); sign

‘the whole team autographed a shirt for him’;

Autographadjective

written in the author's own handwriting

‘an autograph manuscript’;

Autographadjective

(of a painting or sculpture) done by the artist, not by a copier

‘five of the drawings are accepted as autograph’;

Autograph

An autograph is a person's own handwriting or signature. The word autograph comes from Ancient Greek (αὐτός, autós, and γράφω, gráphō, ), and can mean more specifically: a manuscript written by the author of its content.

‘self’; ‘write’;