masterpiece
156
3.8
- noun
- /ˈmæstərˌpiːs/
:
obra maestra
- Van Gogh's 'Starry Night' is widely regarded as a masterpiece of post-Impressionist art.
- write a masterpiece
- a literary masterpiece
- an artistic masterpiece
Just take a look at this masterpiece, look at those shades.
- Just take a look at this masterpiece, look at those shades.
- They represent masterpieces by painters or quotes from.
- It's sad you can't hear the masterpiece I'm going to make on this snare.
- So we get to witness and view this incredible masterpiece by Mother Nature all to ourselves.
- And she, she said, and who's going to write this masterpiece?
Examples
-
It is one of the greatest masterpieces of architecture of all times.
-
And this week we'll be discussing this masterpiece of Assyrian art.
-
But this is a masterpiece of engineering.
-
All right, so this is the first masterpiece that you painted.
-
This happens to be a masterpiece of American literature.
-
Not everything you do is a masterpiece.
-
This could be your masterpiece.
-
Anybody who saw this painting thought it was the perfect masterpiece representing peace.
-
The project counts as a masterpiece of classical architecture within the field of tomb design.
Academic text (1992) -
I'm saying the Castle of Creon is a masterpiece of Renaissance architecture.
Synonyms
8
5.4
A very great work of art, music, or writing by a skilled person
4
8.3
A person's best and most important work, like a famous book, painting, or piece of music
1
9.9
A very great work of art like a painting or novel that shows great skill
Antonyms
How Important
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Masterpiece comes from the parts master and piece, and it originally meant a special 'piece' of work made by a skilled 'master'. Long ago a worker had to show such a piece to prove they were a master, so today masterpiece means someone's best or most important work.