noun
- plural of cursiveness; the quality or state of being cursive in writing or handwriting
Usage: Plural form; rarely used in singular form (cursiveness)
Examples
- The cursivenesses of different handwriting styles vary greatly across cultures.
- Teachers often evaluate the cursivenesses of students' penmanship in elementary school.
- The cursivenesses displayed in historical documents reveal much about writing conventions of their time.
- Modern cursivenesses in digital fonts attempt to mimic natural handwriting.
- The cursivenesses of calligraphic scripts demonstrate the art of flowing letterforms.