writing

noun

1. the act of creating written works

   noun.act

   Examples

   Writing was a form of therapy for him.

   Synonyms authorship composition penning

   Source: WordNet 3.0

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)

   noun.communication

   Examples

   The writing in her novels is excellent.

   That editorial was a fine piece of writing.

   Synonyms piece of writing written material

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. (usually plural) the collected work of an author

   noun.communication

   Examples

   The idea occurs with increasing frequency in Hemingway's writings.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

4. letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language

   noun.communication

   Examples

   He turned the paper over so the writing wouldn't show.

   The doctor's writing was illegible.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

5. the activity of putting something in written form

   noun.act

   Examples

   She did the thinking while he did the writing.

   Synonyms committal to writing

   Source: WordNet 3.0

6. The act or art of forming letters and characters on paper, wood, stone, or other material, for the purpose of recording the ideas which characters and words express, or of communicating them to others by visible signs.

   noun

   Source: webster1913