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longhand vs italic

italic vs longhand

longhand and italic both are nouns.

longhand and italic both are adjectives.

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

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