sense of craft
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5.1
- noun
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sentido del arte
- His writing reflects a deep sense of craft, as he carefully chooses every word to convey his thoughts beautifully.
Examples
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Even confessional writing, even reading one's diary entries aloud, requires a sense of craft to work.
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After years of practice, she developed a strong sense of craft that was evident in her intricate sculptures.
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The artisan's work showcased a remarkable sense of craft, with attention to detail that impressed everyone.
Synonyms
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3.7
Skilled work done by hand, often as a job
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5.0
High skill in creating and performing art, for example painting or music
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4.1
Skill and care in making things by hand like furniture or pottery that look and work well
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4.1
Skill in making things that look and work well, often by hand
Very high skill and careful work used to make things
Skill and work of people who make things by hand, like pots or furniture
Antonyms
How Skilled
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'sense' (a natural ability) combined with 'of' + 'craft' (skilled making) yields an intuitive ability for skilled making, so a learner who knows the constituents can infer the MWE. The 'sense of X' construction is a common, cross-linguistic possession/ability pattern in English, making the phrase immediately understandable to B1 learners.
Etymology
The phrase sense of craft comes from old workshops where makers learned to feel materials and tools with their hands. A maker's sense, a guiding feeling, for craft, the hand work of making things, grew from long practice, so today the phrase means 'a natural skill for making things well'.