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handcrafted

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: HH AE1 N D K R AE2 F T IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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adj

Meaning 1

Made by hand or using the hands, as opposed to by mass production or using machinery.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • a line of handcrafted cheeses
  • Each handcrafted sculpture is a unique work of art: no two are exactly the same.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *handuz Proto-West Germanic *handu Old English hand Middle English hond English hand English crafted English handcrafted From hand + crafted.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 手工的 (shǒugōng de) — made by hand
  • Chinese Mandarin: 手工藝的 /手工艺的 (shǒugōngyì de) — made by hand
  • Finnish: käsintehty — made by hand
  • French: artisanal — made by hand
  • Galician: artesanal — made by hand
  • German: handgemacht — made by hand
  • Gothic: 𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌷𐍄𐍃 (handuwaurhts) — made by hand
  • Greek: χειροποίητος (cheiropoíitos) — made by hand
  • Italian: artigianale — made by hand
  • Portuguese: artesanal — made by hand
  • Spanish: artesanal — made by hand
  • Turkish: el yapımı — made by hand