longhand vs script

script vs longhand

longhand and script both are nouns.

longhand is an adjective but script is not an adjective.

longhand is not a verb while script is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
longhand	Yes	Yes	No	No
script	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, script is a hypernym of longhand; that is, script is a word with a broader 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
script: something written by hand

Other hypernyms of longhand include hand, handwriting.

longhand (noun)	script (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 written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance
	a particular orthography or writing system
	something written by hand

longhand (adjective)	script (adjective)
having words written out in full by hand

longhand (verb)	script (verb)
	write a script for

Difference between longhand and script

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