noun
- the study of handwriting as a means of analyzing personality and character traits
Usage: pseudoscientific
Examples
- The company hired a graphology expert to analyze job applicants’ handwriting samples.
- Many psychologists consider graphology to be an unreliable method of personality assessment.
- She studied graphology in hopes of becoming a handwriting analyst.
- The detective used graphology to compare the suspect’s writing with the ransom note.
- Despite its popularity, graphology lacks scientific evidence to support its claims.
- The graphology report suggested the writer was creative but impulsive.