writing
writing Lexical Profile
writing Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The activity or skill of marking coherent words on paper or another surface and composing text.
"The elementary curriculum focuses heavily on reading, writing, and basic arithmetic."
Written work, especially with regard to its style, quality, or a particular author's body of published literature.
"Her historical writing is celebrated for its vivid detail and rigorous archival research."
A sequence of letters, words, or symbols marked on a surface, especially a person's handwriting.
"The writing on the faded postcard was so small that we needed a magnifying glass to read it."
The occupation or profession of an author, journalist, or literary composer.
"He left his corporate career in his thirties to pursue freelance writing full-time."
• Rhymes for writing
Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English writinge, derived from the Old English verb writan, meaning 'to score, outline, or scratch,' originally referring to the carving of runes into stone or wood.