"craftsmanship" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɹæfts.mən.ʃɪp/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Qwertygiy-craftsmanship.wav Forms: craftsmanships [plural]
Etymology: From craftsman + -ship. Etymology templates: {{af|en|craftsman|-ship}} craftsman + -ship Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} craftsmanship (usually uncountable, plural craftsmanships)
  1. The quality of being a craftsman. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (quality of being a craftsman): 匠人精神 (jiàngrén jīngshén) (Chinese Mandarin), vakmanschap [neuter] (Dutch), käsityöläisyys (Finnish), Handwerkskunst [feminine] (German), Handwerk [neuter] (German), Kunstfertigkeit [feminine] (German), handwerkliches Geschick [neuter] (German), handwerkliches Können [neuter] (German), 장인정신 (jang'injeongsin) (alt: 匠人精神) (Korean), صنعتكارلق (sanʼatkârlık) (Ottoman Turkish), rzemieślnictwo [neuter] (Polish), rzemiosło [neuter] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-craftsmanship-en-noun-FosqdtP8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ship, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ship: 87 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of 'quality of being a craftsman': 94 6
  2. An example of a craftsman's work. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-craftsmanship-en-noun-r-Bq4ZMh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: artisanship, craftwork, workmanship, craftmanship Related terms: craftspersonship, craftswomanship

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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