longhand Syllabification: (long·hand)Pronunciation: /ˈlôNGˌhand, ˈläNG-/Translate longhand | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of longhand noun ordinary handwriting (as opposed to shorthand, typing, or printing):he wrote out the reply in longhand [as modifier]:a longhand draftlonghand in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of longhand in the British & World English dictionary