Home › Words › S › signwritingsignwriting/ˈsaɪnˈɹaɪ.tɪŋ/signwriting means an iconic writing system used to depict sign languages.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, signwriting ranks #2,099 of 42,747 for Qualifying.signwriting is pronounced /ˈsaɪnˈɹaɪ.tɪŋ/.EtymologyCompound of sign + writing. The writing system was invented in 1974 by Valerie Sutton.nameAn iconic writing system used to depict sign languages.e.g.“Formal SignWriting is one particular computerized design for Sutton SignWriting that envisions a sign as a two part word.” — 2022 January 30, Steve Slevinski, “Formal SignWriting”, in IETF, archived from the original on 30 Apr 2024:nounAny form of clear lettering designed to be used on signs.e.g.“Dieter walked along a broad corridor. Each door was clearly labeled in neat German signwriting, but Dieter looked inside anyway.” — 2001, Ken Follett, Jackdaws, Dutton, →ISBN, page 30:The art or process of writing signs.e.g.“Much modern signwriting is also done very cheaply, in the fastest possible way, and creativity is constrained by this commercial pressure as well.” — 1991, Anthony John Lewery, Popular art: past and present:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.signwriter 74% match — One who writes signs. vs signwriting →letterer 56% match — A person who is professionally employed to add writing to something (as a sign, shop window, etc.) vs signwriting →lettering 56% match — Written text, especially when printed. vs signwriting →signary 52% match — The set of characters in a writing system: alphabet, syllabary, etc. vs signwriting →scription 52% match — handwriting vs signwriting →scribable 52% match — Capable of being written, or written on. vs signwriting →scribblery 51% match — Writing. vs signwriting →pasigraphy 51% match — A writing system where concepts are written instead of words. The system is not phonetic and uses ideograms, such as mathematical symbols. It is intended to be universally understood. vs signwriting →