Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for calligraphy. Search instead for kalligraphie.
Definitions

calligraphy

[kuh-lig-ruh-fee] / kəˈlɪg rə fi /
NOUN
chirography
Synonyms


NOUN
hand
Synonyms






Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

It looked disorientingly familiar to a fellow Egyptian American: Art from Egypt lined the walls, with brass pieces and calligraphy you’d find in a Cairo bazaar.

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026

Around me: Jamaican steel drums, an electrified sitar, Mexican women selling churros, Chinese immigrants painting tourists’ names in calligraphy.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

To illustrate, she holds up a box of charred scraps covered in Arabic calligraphy.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025

Kurosawa insisted on mixing black calligraphy ink with the water in the rain machines, to ensure that the deluge could be distinguished from the cloudy sky behind it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

People from the conlang community sent letters in their invented languages using beautiful calligraphy.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater




Vocabulary lists containing calligraphy


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "calligraphy" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com