Meaning

2 senses
  1. (not comparable)Of, relating, or characteristic of writing (i.e., of that which has been written).

    Written language is a way of representing spoken language.

    geschrieben, schriftlich

    пи́сьменныйpísʹmennyj, напи́санныйnapísannyj

    напи́санийnapýsanyj, писе́мнийpysémnyj, письмо́вийpysʹmóvyj

  2. (not comparable)Having been written.

    I can speak Japanese fairly well, but I have no understanding whatsoever of written Japanese.

    written as for a film or play or broadcast

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
of, relating or characteristic of writing:
Русский
By meaning 1
of, relating or characteristic of writing:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
of, relating or characteristic of writing:

Origin

Morphologically write + -en.

Morphologically write + -en.

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Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • written as for a film or play or broadcast:scripted

Antonyms

4 antonyms

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
written — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto