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masonry

noun · 7 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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  • /ˈmeɪsənɹi/
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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
  • Bulgarian: масонство (masonstvo) — Freemasonry
  • Finnish: vapaamuurarius — Freemasonry
  • French: maçonnerie — Freemasonry
  • Greek: ελευθεροτεκτονισμός (eleftherotektonismós) — Freemasonry
  • Hungarian: szabadkőművesség — Freemasonry
  • Japanese: フリーメイソン — Freemasonry
  • Portuguese: maçonaria — Freemasonry
  • Slovak: slobodomurárstvo — Freemasonry
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