Spanish Conversation · Level 91
59 words
Spanish word
grafología
Pronunciation
IPA/gɾafoloˈxia/
Meaning
- feminine nounhandwriting analysis
Example
Le hicieron una grafología para evaluar su carácter.
He had a handwriting analysis done to evaluate his character.
More examples
Mucha gente duda de la grafología.
Many people doubt handwriting analysis.
Core concept
Handwritten sample with marked slant, pressure, and spacing suggesting personality traits.
Common phrases
creer en la grafología
believe in handwriting analysis
dudar de la grafología
doubt handwriting analysis
Similar words
escritura: Describes the physical shapes, strokes, and idiosyncratic marks that appear when letters are written.
caligrafía: Shows careful, decorative handwriting that emphasizes beauty, form, and stylistic technique.
Definition in Spanish
Disciplina que analiza la escritura a mano para inferir rasgos de personalidad o de carácter.
Word origin
From Greek graphḗ 'writing' plus -logía 'study', the word entered Spanish via French graphologie.
Usage tips
- Claims from grafología are commonly presented with hedging in Spanish; phrases such as 'según la grafología' attribute conclusions rather than state them as facts.
Other meanings
- graphologynoun
Opposites
- escepticismoskepticismnoun