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workmanship

noun · 3 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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  • /ˈwɜːk.mən.ʃɪp/
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  • CMU ARPABET: W ER1 K M AH0 N SH IH2 P Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The skill of an artisan or craftsman.

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

2

noun

Meaning 2

The quality of something made by an artisan or craftsman.

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

3

noun

Meaning 3

skill in an occupation or trade

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: craft, craftsmanship

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: skill, accomplishment, acquirement, acquisition, attainment

Narrower terms: housecraft, priestcraft, stagecraft, tradecraft, watercraft, woodcraft

History

Etymology

From Middle English werkmanschipe, equivalent to workman + -ship.

Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Amharic: አሠራር (ʾäśärar) — the skill of an artisan or craftsman
  • Armenian: վարպետություն (varpetutʻyun) — the skill of an artisan or craftsman
  • Bulgarian: майсторство (majstorstvo) — the skill of an artisan or craftsman
  • Finnish: ammattitaito — the skill of an artisan or craftsman
  • German: (handwerkliches) Können — the skill of an artisan or craftsman
  • German: (fachmännische) Verarbeitung — the skill of an artisan or craftsman
  • German: (handwerkliche) Ausführung — the skill of an artisan or craftsman
  • Hungarian: szakmai/mesterségbeli tudás/ismeret/felkészültség — the skill of an artisan or craftsman
  • Hungarian: szaktudás — the skill of an artisan or craftsman
  • Polish: fachowość — the skill of an artisan or craftsman
  • Spanish: calidad de artesano — the skill of an artisan or craftsman
  • Telugu: పనితనము (panitanamu) — the skill of an artisan or craftsman
  • Turkish: işçilik — the skill of an artisan or craftsman
  • Yiddish: אויסאַרבעטונג (oysarbetung) — the skill of an artisan or craftsman
  • Finnish: työn laatu — the quality of something made by an artisan or craftsman
  • German: (handwerkliche) Verarbeitung — the quality of something made by an artisan or craftsman
  • German: (fachmännische) Verarbeitung — the quality of something made by an artisan or craftsman
  • German: (handwerkliche) Ausführung — the quality of something made by an artisan or craftsman
  • Hungarian: kivitelezés — the quality of something made by an artisan or craftsman
  • Hungarian: kidolgozás — the quality of something made by an artisan or craftsman
  • Hungarian: kivitel — the quality of something made by an artisan or craftsman
  • Hungarian: kiállítás — the quality of something made by an artisan or craftsman
  • Hungarian: elkészítés — the quality of something made by an artisan or craftsman
  • Hungarian: szakszerűség — the quality of something made by an artisan or craftsman
  • Hungarian: kidolgozottság — the quality of something made by an artisan or craftsman
  • Hungarian: megmunkáltság — the quality of something made by an artisan or craftsman
  • Hungarian: megmunkálás — the quality of something made by an artisan or craftsman
  • Polish: fachowa robota — the quality of something made by an artisan or craftsman
  • Spanish: calidad de fabricación — the quality of something made by an artisan or craftsman
  • Spanish: hechura — the quality of something made by an artisan or craftsman
  • Spanish: factura — the quality of something made by an artisan or craftsman
  • Telugu: పనితనము (panitanamu) — the quality of something made by an artisan or craftsman