Antonyms for masterpiece
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : mas-ter-pees, mah-ster- |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmæs tərˌpis, ˈmɑ stər- |
Definition of masterpiece
Origin :- c.1600, from master (n.) + piece (n.). A loan-translation of Dutch meesterstuk "work by which a craftsman attains the rank of master" (or its German cognate Meisterstück).
- noun respected work of art
- The outcome of that objective vision was Hamlet—a masterpiece of self-revealing.
- Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
- Lamb and Coleridge, on the other hand, have praised "Lear" as a world's masterpiece.
- Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
- Viewed only as a masterpiece of human life it might well be the despair of mankind.
- Extract from : « Understanding the Scriptures » by Francis McConnell
- A stanza, the final one of that masterpiece, has been preserved.
- Extract from : « Southern Lights and Shadows » by Various
- It's a masterpiece to have invented a serious suit that is not black.
- Extract from : « The Middle Class Gentleman » by Moliere
- Of plot there is little, but as a terrible study in realism the book is a masterpiece.
- Extract from : « A Zola Dictionary » by J. G. Patterson
- She seemed to be sobbing as she lay there, and Santerre declared the conception to be a masterpiece.
- Extract from : « Fruitfulness » by Emile Zola
- Superintending the icing of this masterpiece occupied some time.
- Extract from : « Cap'n Warren's Wards » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- This masterpiece is best where no hands but nature's have been laid on it.
- Extract from : « Essays, Second Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Audrey looked up, but the baby was not looking at her; he was absorbed in his masterpiece.
- Extract from : « Audrey Craven » by May Sinclair
Synonyms for masterpiece
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