noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈmeɪsənɹi/
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CMU ARPABET:M EY1 S AH0 N R IY0
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1
noun
Meaning 1
The art or occupation of a mason.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
He studied masonry for five years.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The work or performance of a mason.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
The masonry was exquisite.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
That which is built by a mason; anything constructed of the materials used by masons, such as stone, brick, tiles, or the like.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
The masonry was cracked.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
The craft, institution, or mysteries of Freemasons; Freemasonry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
the craft of a mason
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: trade, craft
Narrower terms: bricklaying
6
noun
Meaning 6
structure built of stone or brick by a mason
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: structure, construction
Narrower terms: brickwork, dry masonry, stonework
7
noun
Meaning 7
Freemasons collectively
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Freemasonry
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: secret society
History
Etymology
From Middle English masonry, masonrie, partly from Old French maçonerie and partly from mason + -ry.
Across languages
Translations
72 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Basque:
igeltserotza
— art or occupation of a mason
Belarusian:
каме́нная кла́дка
(kamjénnaja kládka)
— art or occupation of a mason
Bulgarian:
зидарство
(zidarstvo)
— art or occupation of a mason
Catalan:
maçoneria
— art or occupation of a mason
Czech:
zednictví
— art or occupation of a mason
Finnish:
muurarius
— art or occupation of a mason
French:
maçonnerie
— art or occupation of a mason
Georgian:
კალატოზობა
(ḳalaṭozoba)
— art or occupation of a mason
German:
Maurerhandwerk
— art or occupation of a mason
Gujarati:
કડિયાકામ
(kaḍiyākām)
— art or occupation of a mason
Hindi:
राजगीरी
(rājgīrī)
— art or occupation of a mason
Hungarian:
kőművesség
— art or occupation of a mason
Italian:
muratura
— art or occupation of a mason
Japanese:
石工職人
— art or occupation of a mason
Japanese:
石造技術
— art or occupation of a mason
Macedonian:
ѕидарство
(dzidarstvo)
— art or occupation of a mason
Norman:
machon'nie
— art or occupation of a mason
Occitan:
maçonariá
— art or occupation of a mason
Polish:
murarstwo
— art or occupation of a mason
Portuguese:
alvenaria
— art or occupation of a mason
Russian:
ка́менная кла́дка
(kámennaja kládka)
— art or occupation of a mason
Sicilian:
muratura
— art or occupation of a mason
Slovak:
murárstvo
— art or occupation of a mason
Slovak:
murárčina
— art or occupation of a mason
Spanish:
albañilería
— art or occupation of a mason
Turkish:
duvarcılık
— art or occupation of a mason
Ottoman Turkish:
دیوارجیلق
(duvarcılık)
— art or occupation of a mason
Ukrainian:
кам'яна́ кла́дка
(kamʺjaná kládka)
— art or occupation of a mason
Bulgarian:
зидария
(zidarija)
— work or performance of a mason
Finnish:
muuraus
— work or performance of a mason
Finnish:
kivityö
— work or performance of a mason
Finnish:
muuraustyö
— work or performance of a mason
German:
Mauern
— work or performance of a mason
Gujarati:
કડિયાકામ
(kaḍiyākām)
— work or performance of a mason
Hungarian:
kőművesmunka
— work or performance of a mason
Hungarian:
falazás
— work or performance of a mason
Hungarian:
vakolás
— work or performance of a mason
Japanese:
石匠
— work or performance of a mason
Norman:
machon'nie
— work or performance of a mason
Slovak:
murovanie
— work or performance of a mason
Slovak:
murárčina
— work or performance of a mason
Spanish:
mampostería
— work or performance of a mason
Turkish:
duvarcılık
— work or performance of a mason
Ottoman Turkish:
دیوارجیلق
(duvarcılık)
— work or performance of a mason
Bulgarian:
зидария
(zidarija)
— that which is built by a mason
Catalan:
maçoneria
— that which is built by a mason
Finnish:
kivityö
— that which is built by a mason
French:
maçonnerie
— that which is built by a mason
German:
Mauerwerk
— that which is built by a mason
German:
Gemäuer
— that which is built by a mason
Greek:
λιθοδομή
(lithodomí)
— that which is built by a mason
Hungarian:
kőművesmunka
— that which is built by a mason
Hungarian:
falazat
— that which is built by a mason
Hungarian:
falazás
— that which is built by a mason
Hungarian:
fal
— that which is built by a mason
Hungarian:
építmény
— that which is built by a mason
Hungarian:
vakolat
— that which is built by a mason
Japanese:
石造建築物
— that which is built by a mason
Norwegian Bokmål:
murverk
— that which is built by a mason
Norwegian Nynorsk:
murverk
— that which is built by a mason
Portuguese:
alvenaria
— that which is built by a mason
Sicilian:
muratura
— that which is built by a mason
Slovak:
murárske dielo
— that which is built by a mason
Slovak:
murárčina
— that which is built by a mason