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calligraphy vs handwriting

handwriting vs calligraphy

calligraphy and handwriting both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
calligraphy Yes No No No
handwriting Yes No No No
As nouns, handwriting is a hypernym of calligraphy; that is, handwriting is a word with a broader meaning than calligraphy:
  • calligraphy: beautiful handwriting
  • handwriting: something written by hand
Other hypernyms of calligraphy include hand, script.
calligraphy (noun) handwriting (noun)
beautiful handwriting the activity of writing by hand
something written by hand
Difference between calligraphy and handwriting

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