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draftsmanship

draftsmanship

2 7.4
Ability to draw clear, accurate pictures or plans
  • noun
  • /ˈdræftsmənʃɪp/
  • Specialized
translation icon : dibujo técnico
  • Scholarly debate over the drafting of the Amendment includes frequent criticism of Representative Bingham and the quality of his draftsmanship.
  • fine draftsmanship
  • skilled draftsmanship
  • draftsmanship and composition

Examples

  • Cabarrus's draftsmanship becomes a symbol of her initiative and her resourcefulness.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Soon enough, we wanted almost every piece because each one was unique and remarkably executed with precision and skilled draftsmanship.

    Academic text (2004)
  • In this way, I had learned architecture, structural engineering, draftsmanship, and the history of music.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Pieces of considerable force and fine draftsmanship are occasionally found, in which faces often have a portrait-like naturalism, along with distortion in other parts, and a thoroughly worked-out total design.

    Academic text (2003)
  • The artist's stunning draftsmanship made the architectural plans easy to understand.

  • His training in draftsmanship enabled him to create highly detailed illustrations for the book.

  • The competition judged entries based on creativity, draftsmanship, and overall presentation.

Synonyms

drawing
vsdraftsmanship
184 1.0

A picture made by hand with a pen or pencil

focuses on precision and technical accuracy rather than casual hand pictures
linework
vsdraftsmanship
  • Specialized
1 5.8

The way an artist uses lines to make a drawing look clear or lively

is the wider skill of precise image making beyond one method
drafting
vsdraftsmanship
  • Specialized
4.2

Making detailed drawings of buildings and machines

is broader, used for artistic pictures and precise diagrams not only technical plans

How Skilled

draftsmanship
  • Specialized
2 7.4
drawing
184 1.0

Surface Forms

draftsmanship singular

Morphology

draftsmanship = draftsman (transparent) = draft + man + ship

Formed by the noun 'draftsman' plus the productive suffix '-ship' meaning skill, art, or state; the meaning is directly inferable.

Etymology

The word draftsmanship comes from draft, meaning 'a careful drawing or plan', and the ending -ship, meaning 'skill' or 'quality', and from draftsman, a person who makes precise drawings. So, draftsmanship is the skill of making clear, accurate drawings like the plans for a building.