English Explanatory Dictionary

cursive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Running; flowing.
  2. Having successive letters joined together.
  3. Of or relating to a grammatical aspect relating to an action that occurs in a straight line (in space or time).
noun
  1. A cursive character, letter or font.
  2. A manuscript written in cursive characters.
  3. Joined-up handwriting.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɝsɪv/ /ˈkɜːsɪv/ en-us-cursive.ogg

Word forms

cursive more cursive most cursive cursives

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French cursif, from Medieval Latin cursīvus, from Latin cursus.

Antonyms

print printing

Related words

course discursive incursive handwriting italic longhand shorthand

Derived words

cursive singing cursivity cursivization noncursive precursive semicursive cursively cursiveness minuscule cursive Roman cursive

Translations

Dutch: cursiefje Indonesian: tulisan sambung Japanese: 草書 Russian: ру́копись
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