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workmanship

workmanship

18 4.1
Skill in making things that look and work well, often by hand
  • noun
  • /ˈwɜrk.mən.ʃɪp/
translation icon : calidad del trabajo
  • Fine piece of workmanship.
  • pride in workmanship
  • quality workmanship
  • poor workmanship

And the workmanship of it was just incredible.

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Examples

  • Their powerful engines are lined up ready for installation, and every operation of manufacture and assembly is carried out with that delicate precision for which British workmanship is famous.

  • Excellent workmanship.

  • And the workmanship of it was just incredible.

  • It's just you can tell the the workmanship here is just bad.

  • Very good, this Italian workmanship.

  • You see the fine workmanship of Professor Grady.

  • That's a very delicate piece of workmanship.

  • I congratulate you on the quality of your workmanship, Prince Kamal Khan.

  • Good workmanship.

  • The woman was looking at the suit, inspecting the workmanship, and nodding, making little noises of appreciation.

Synonyms

artistry
vsworkmanship
32 5.0

High skill in creating and performing art, for example painting or music

refers to practical making skill rather than creative expression
craftsmanship
vsworkmanship
30 4.1

Skill and care in making things by hand like furniture or pottery that look and work well

focuses on the practical skill used to make things in trades
skillfulness
vsworkmanship
4.1

A quality of being very good at doing something

means specific skill in making or doing things in a trade

Antonyms

13 2.8

Something that is not good or well made

A poor quality building or repair that fails soon because people are careless

Compounds

A poor quality building or repair that fails soon because people are careless

How Skillful

workmanship
18 4.1

Surface Forms

workmanship singular
workmanships plural

Morphology

workmanship = workman (transparent) = work + man + ship

Formed from 'workman' + '-ship', where '-ship' denotes a quality or state; the resulting meaning 'the quality/skill of the work' is directly derived.

Etymology

Workmanship comes from the simple word work, meaning 'task', and the ending -manship, which shows 'skill' or 'quality', just like in craftsmanship. So workmanship means the skill with which something is made.