Serif

//ˈsɛɹɪf//

Synonyms for "serif" (1 found)

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Closest matches (1)

Noun(1 words)

Related word relations

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7 relation types

More general

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Antonyms

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derived

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etymologically related_to

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has context

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is a

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related to

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Translations

39 translations across 22 languages.

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Arabic

2 entries
  • سيرف noun (short line in a font)
  • مذيل noun (short line in a font)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 襯線 /衬线 noun (short line in a font)

Czech

3 entries
  • patkový adj (with serifs)
  • patka noun (short line in a font)
  • serif noun (short line in a font)

Dutch

1 entries
  • schreef noun (short line in a font)

Finnish

2 entries
  • päätteellinen adj (with serifs)
  • pääteviiva noun (short line in a font)

French

2 entries
  • empattement noun (short line in a font)
  • sérif noun (short line in a font)

German

1 entries
  • Serife noun (short line in a font)

Greek

2 entries
  • ακρεμόνας noun (short line in a font)
  • πατούρα noun (short line in a font)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • תָּג noun (short line in a font)

Hungarian

2 entries
  • talpas adj (with serifs)
  • betűtalp noun (short line in a font)

Irish

3 entries
  • seiríf noun (short line in a font)
  • trasmhír noun (short line in a font)
  • trasnán noun (short line in a font)

Italian

1 entries
  • grazia noun (short line in a font)

Japanese

1 entries
  • セリフ noun (short line in a font)

Korean

1 entries
  • 세리프 noun (short line in a font)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • užkardėlė noun (short line in a font)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • се́риф noun (short line in a font)

Norwegian

1 entries
  • serif noun (short line in a font)

Polish

1 entries
  • szeryf noun (short line in a font)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • serifa noun (short line in a font)

Russian

4 entries
  • засе́чка noun (short line in a font)
  • отсе́чка noun (short line in a font)
  • подсе́чка noun (short line in a font)
  • сери́ф noun (short line in a font)

Spanish

4 entries
  • con serifa adj (with serifs)
  • con serifas adj (with serifs)
  • gracia noun (short line in a font)
  • patín noun (short line in a font)

Swedish

1 entries
  • seriff noun (short line in a font)

Sample sentences

5 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

In a sans-serif font, skewing a word or phrase can create the appearance of italics, even when a real italic font is not available. The technique is less successful with serif fonts because the design of the roman letter "a" or "g", for example, usually differs from its italic version.

Source: tatoeba (9026334)

Serif fonts are prettier, but sans-serif fonts are easier to read.

Source: tatoeba (10322441)

I'm looking for a Unicode serif font.

Source: tatoeba (12116841)

It is generally believed, by those who study such things, that serif typefaces are easier to read when reading a lot of words. The hickeys (serifs) on each letter tend to push our eye toward the next letter.

Source: wiktionary

Showing 4 of 5 available sentences.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.