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
Example sentences :
  • 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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