Meanings
nounblock letter (plural block letters)
plural block letters
- plural normallyA letter written in clear, unjoined handwriting.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna plain hand-drawn letter
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Dutch blokletter
- blokletterletter written in clear, unjoined handwriting
Finnish tikkukirjain
- tikkukirjainletter written in clear, unjoined handwriting
German Blockbuchstabe, handgeschriebener Großdruckbuchstabe
- Blockbuchstabeletter written in clear, unjoined handwriting
- handgeschriebener Großdruckbuchstabeletter written in clear, unjoined handwriting
- Blockschriftletter written in clear, unjoined handwriting
Indonesian huruf cetak
- huruf cetakletter written in clear, unjoined handwriting
Italian stampatello
- stampatelloletter written in clear, unjoined handwriting
Japanese 活字体
- 活字体 (katsujitai)letter written in clear, unjoined handwriting
Korean 활자체
- 활자체 (hwaljache)letter written in clear, unjoined handwriting
Norwegian Bokmål blokkbokstav
- blokkbokstavletter written in clear, unjoined handwriting
Polish drukowana litera
- drukowana literaletter written in clear, unjoined handwriting
Portuguese letra de forma
- letra de formaletter written in clear, unjoined handwriting
Russian прописна́я печа́тная бу́ква, печа́тная бу́ква
- прописна́я печа́тная бу́ква (propisnája pečátnaja búkva)letter written in clear, unjoined handwriting
- печа́тная бу́ква (pečátnaja búkva)letter written in clear, unjoined handwriting
Cite this entry
APA
block letter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/block%20letter
MLA
“block letter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/block%20letter. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “block letter,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/block%20letter.
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