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cursive vs italic

italic vs cursive

cursive and italic both are nouns.

cursive and italic both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cursive Yes Yes No No
italic Yes Yes No No
As nouns, italic is a hyponym of cursive; that is, italic is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cursive:
  • cursive: rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and are cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper
  • italic: a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
Other hyponyms of cursive include minuscule, copperplate, round hand.
cursive (noun) italic (noun)
rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and are cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper a typeface with letters slanting upward to the right
a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
cursive (adjective) italic (adjective)
having successive letters joined together characterized by slanting characters
Difference between cursive and italic

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