1. The act of creating written works
   "writing was a form of therapy for him";
   - authorship, composition, penning
    
2. The work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)
   "the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing";
   - written material, piece of writing
    
3. The activity of putting something in written form
   "she did the thinking while he did the writing"
    
4. (usually plural) the collected work of an author
   "the idea occurs with increasing frequency in Hemingway's writings"
    
5. Letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language
   "he turned the paper over so the writing wouldn't show"; "the doctor's writing was illegible"
    
6. The characteristic style used by a particular person when writing by hand
   "she recognized his writing";
   - handwriting, hand, script

1. Mark or trace words or symbols on a surface
   "The artist wrote Chinese characters on a big piece of white paper"
    
2. Communicate or express by writing
   "He wrote about his great love for his wife"
    
3. Produce a literary work
   "He wrote four novels";
   - compose, pen, indite [archaic]
    
4. Contact in writing
   "Write to her soon, please!";
   - drop a line
    
5. (music) write music
   "Beethoven wrote nine symphonies";
   - compose
    
6. (computing) record data on a computer
   "The system writes log files automatically";
   - save, store
    
7. Specify or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word)
   "He wrote the word wrong in this letter";
   - spell
    
8. Create code, write a computer program
   "She writes code faster than anybody else";
   - code

1. Past participle of write; written
   "The ancient text was writ in a long-forgotten language"

Sounds like: writs, ritzriting, ri

Derived forms: writings

Type of: activity, black and white, body of work, communicate, correspond, create, create by mental act, create mentally, create verbally, delineate, describe, draw, intercommunicate, line, make, oeuvre, record, tape, trace, verbal creation, work, written communication, written language

Encyclopedia: Writing