The difference between Cursive and Print

When used as nouns, cursive means a cursive character, letter or font, whereas print means books and other material created by printing presses, considered collectively or as a medium.

When used as adjectives, cursive means running, whereas print means of, relating to, or writing for printed publications.


Print is also verb with the meaning: to produce one or more copies of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine.

check bellow for the other definitions of Cursive and Print

  1. Cursive as an adjective:

    Running; flowing.

  2. Cursive as an adjective (of writing):

    Having successive letters joined together.

  3. Cursive as an adjective (grammar):

    Of or relating to a grammatical aspect relating to an action that occurs in a straight line (in space or time).

  1. Cursive as a noun:

    A cursive character, letter or font.

  2. Cursive as a noun:

    A manuscript written in cursive characters.

  3. Cursive as a noun:

    Writing style.

  1. Print as an adjective:

    Of, relating to, or writing for printed publications.

  1. Print as a verb (transitive):

    To produce one or more copies of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine; often used with out or off: print out, print off.

    Examples:

    "Print the draft double-spaced so we can mark changes between the lines."

  2. Print as a verb:

    To produce a microchip (an integrated circuit) in a process resembling the printing of an image.

    Examples:

    "The circuitry is printed onto the semiconductor surface."

  3. Print as a verb (ambitransitive):

    To write very clearly, especially, to write without connecting the letters as in cursive.

    Examples:

    "Print your name here and sign below."

    "I'm only in grade 2, so I only know how to print."

  4. Print as a verb (ambitransitive):

    To publish in a book, newspaper, etc.

    Examples:

    "How could they print an unfounded rumour like that?"

  5. Print as a verb (transitive):

    To stamp or impress (something) with coloured figures or patterns.

    Examples:

    "to print calico"

  6. Print as a verb (transitive):

    To fix or impress, as a stamp, mark, character, idea, etc., into or upon something.

  7. Print as a verb (transitive):

    To stamp something in or upon; to make an impression or mark upon by pressure, or as by pressure.

  8. Print as a verb (computing, transitive):

    To display a string on the terminal.

  1. Print as a noun (uncountable):

    Books and other material created by printing presses, considered collectively or as a medium.

    Examples:

    "Three citations are required for each meaning, including one in print."

    "TV and the internet haven't killed print."

  2. Print as a noun (uncountable):

    Clear handwriting, especially, writing without connected letters as in cursive.

    Examples:

    "Write in print using block letters."

  3. Print as a noun (uncountable):

    The letters forming the text of a document.

    Examples:

    "The print is too small for me to read."

  4. Print as a noun:

    A visible impression on a surface.

    Examples:

    "Using a crayon, the girl made a print of the leaf under the page."

  5. Print as a noun:

    A fingerprint.

    Examples:

    "Did the police find any prints at the scene?"

  6. Print as a noun:

    A footprint.

  7. Print as a noun (visual art):

    A picture that was created in multiple copies by printing.

  8. Print as a noun (photography):

    A photograph that has been printed onto paper from the negative.

  9. Print as a noun (motion pictures):

    A copy of a film that can be projected.

  10. Print as a noun:

    Cloth that has had a pattern of dye printed onto it.

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