workmanship
- noun
- /ˈwɜrk.mən.ʃɪp/
- Fine piece of workmanship.
- pride in workmanship
- quality workmanship
- poor workmanship
And the workmanship of it was just incredible.
- And the workmanship of it was just incredible.
- You know, I think that will give us the true value and the workmanship, the craft we have to do.
Examples
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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.
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Excellent workmanship.
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And the workmanship of it was just incredible.
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It's just you can tell the the workmanship here is just bad.
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Very good, this Italian workmanship.
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You see the fine workmanship of Professor Grady.
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That's a very delicate piece of workmanship.
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I congratulate you on the quality of your workmanship, Prince Kamal Khan.
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Good workmanship.
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The woman was looking at the suit, inspecting the workmanship, and nodding, making little noises of appreciation.
Synonyms
High skill in creating and performing art, for example painting or music
Skill and care in making things by hand like furniture or pottery that look and work well
A quality of being very good at doing something
Antonyms
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
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.