written

adjcomposed
adjinscribed

Synonyms for written

adj composed

Antonyms for written

Word Origin & History

Old English writan "to score, outline, draw the figure of," later "to set down in writing" (class I strong verb; past tense wrat, past participle writen), from Proto-Germanic *writanan "tear, scratch" (cf. Old Frisian writa "to write," Old Saxon writan "to tear, scratch, write," Old Norse rita "write, scratch, outline," Old High German rizan "to write, scratch, tear," German reißen "to tear, pull, tug, sketch, draw, design"), outside connections doubtful. Words for "write" in most I.E languages originally mean "carve, scratch, cut" (cf. Latin scribere, Greek grapho, Sanskrit rikh-); a few originally meant "paint" (cf. Gothic meljan, Old Church Slavonic pisati, and most of the modern Slavic cognates).

To write (something) off (1680s) originally was from accounting; figurative sense is recorded from 1889. Write-in "unlisted candidate" is recorded from 1932.

Example Sentences for written

Over the gate was written in large letters, 'The Entrance of Mortals.'

That matron, like most Grecian women, was ignorant of her own written language.

If it were not so, his hand would have written in reply to thy kind epistle.

If he had been picked up by any vessel I suppose he would have written.

Written years before, at the time of publication he was thirty-three.

It must have been written for the occasion, for the sentiment of it was in accordance with the prayer.

I have mentioned in my letter to her that I have written to you.

Come not near us, if you have resolve to be undutiful: but this, after what I have written, I hope you cannot be.

It was awful to reflect how many sermons must have been written there.

But there was the decree, written in letters of blood and flame.

written

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Antonyms for written

covered

cut-and-dried

examination

hard-and-fast

literal

written

Synonyms for written

Antonyms for written

More words related to written

clerical

covered

cut-and-dried

examination

hard-and-fast

literal