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italic vs cursive script

cursive script vs italic

italic and cursive script both are nouns.

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

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
italic Yes Yes No No
cursive script Yes No No No
As nouns, cursive script is a hypernym of italic; that is, cursive script is a word with a broader meaning than italic:
  • italic: a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
  • 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
Other hypernyms of italic include cursive, longhand, running hand.
italic (noun) cursive script (noun)
a typeface with letters slanting upward to the right 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 style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
italic (adjective) cursive script (adjective)
characterized by slanting characters
Difference between italic and cursive script

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