Standard Lemma guide

handcraft

noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈhændˌkɹæft/
  • CMU ARPABET: HH AE1 N D K R AE2 F T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

handicraft

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The class of subjects for study that rely upon experimentation and observation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To engage in handcraft or handicraft.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

a work produced by hand labor

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: handicraft, handiwork, handwork

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: work, piece of work

5

verb

Meaning 5

make something by hand

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • We handcraft all our paper

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: craft

History

Etymology

From Middle English handcrafte, handecraft, hond-craft, from Old English handcræft, equivalent to hand + -craft. Cognate with Dutch handkracht, German Handkraft.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: tehdä käsityötä — to engage in handcraft or handicraft
  • Khiamniungan Naga: vāilēmīe — to engage in handcraft or handicraft
  • Polish: tworzyć przy pomocy rąk — to engage in handcraft or handicraft
  • Polish: stworzyć przy pomocy rąk — to engage in handcraft or handicraft