cursive vs italic

cursive

noun
  • A cursive character, letter or font. 

  • A manuscript written in cursive characters. 

  • Joined-up handwriting. 

adj
  • Having successive letters joined together. 

  • Running; flowing. 

  • Of or relating to a grammatical aspect relating to an action that occurs in a straight line (in space or time). 

italic

noun
  • A typeface in which the letters slant to the right. 

  • An oblique handwriting style, such as used by Italian calligraphers of the Renaissance. 

adj
  • Designed to resemble a handwriting style developed in Italy in the 16th century. 

  • Having letters that slant or lean to the right; oblique. 

How often have the words cursive and italic occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )