Antonyms for craftsmanship


Grammar : Noun
Spell : krafts-muhn, krahfts-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkræfts mən, ˈkrɑfts-


Definition of craftsmanship

Origin :
  • mid-14c., craftes man, from genitive of craft (n.) + man (n.1). Written as one word from late 14c. Old English had cræftiga in this sense. Related: Craftsmanship.
  • As in art : noun skill, creativity
Example sentences :
  • Moorish craftsmanship is worth stimulating, and doctors are welcomed for their science.
  • Extract from : « Pan-Islam » by George Wyman Bury
  • Wickedness, not death, was suggested, but the craftsmanship was faultless.
  • Extract from : « Number Seventeen » by Louis Tracy
  • He was pushing before him a tea-wagon of wonderful design and craftsmanship.
  • Extract from : « The Purple Flame » by Roy J. Snell
  • The join is a technical feature that indicates standards of craftsmanship.
  • Extract from : « Chincha Plain-weave cloths » by Lila M. O'Neale
  • Dublin in its metropolitan days was a true centre of craftsmanship and art.
  • Extract from : « Leinster » by Stephen Lucius Gwynn
  • He attributes this to the old spirit of craftsmanship that held good in his day.
  • Extract from : « From Workhouse to Westminster » by George Haw
  • The tapideros were choice examples of Mexican craftsmanship.
  • Extract from : « The Trail of Conflict » by Emilie Baker Loring
  • The seed of craftsmanship I have tried to describe in this book.
  • Extract from : « Stained Glass Work » by C. W. Whall
  • This is a point of craftsmanship in which playwrights often fail; but it is a point of craftsmanship only.
  • Extract from : « Play-Making » by William Archer
  • For she was ever lighting on odd and beautiful bits of Nature's craftsmanship.
  • Extract from : « A Maid of the Silver Sea » by John Oxenham

Synonyms for craftsmanship

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