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cursive script vs italic

italic vs cursive script

cursive script and italic both are nouns.

cursive script is not an adjective while italic is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cursive script Yes No No No
italic Yes Yes No No
As nouns, italic is a hyponym of cursive script; that is, italic is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cursive script:
  • cursive script: 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 script include minuscule, copperplate, round hand.
cursive script (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 script (adjective) italic (adjective)
characterized by slanting characters
Difference between cursive script and italic

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