Graphology
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɡɹæˈfɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Graphology is a noun meaning (uncountable) The study of handwriting, especially as a means of analyzing a person's character.
Meaning
(uncountable) The study of handwriting, especially as a means of analyzing a person's character.
More Meanings
- A system of handwriting.
Example Sentences
Near-synonym: psychographology (sometimes synonymous)
This 1960 work, like the black works of Rauschenberg and the graphologies of Cy Twombly, is our most patient analysis of multiplicity.
The philosopher Ludwig Klages saw graphology as a means to penetrate the deceptive self-presentation of his contemporaries and unveil their true character.
Graphology and graphological deviation are likely to be very significant in a mode that lacks non-textual social cues, such as paralanguage, prosody and gesture.
Word Forms
- graphologies
Synonyms for graphology
Depending on context, synonyms include psychographology.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include graphiology, psychographology, graphanalysis, graphonomics, graphemics, grammatology.
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