Meaning

3 senses
  1. A piece of work that has been given much critical praise, especially one that is considered the greatest work of a person's career.

    Meisterstück, Meisterwerk

    шеде́врšedévr

    шеде́врšedévr

  2. A work of outstanding creativity, skill or workmanship.

    Masterpieces are not completed, they are abandoned.

    the most outstanding work of a creative artist or craftsman

  3. A work created in order to qualify as a master craftsman and member of a guild.

Examples

83 sentences
  1. This symphony is a real masterpiece.

    ruЭта симфония — настоящий шедевр. — afyodor

  2. I showed my masterpiece to Tom.

    ruЯ показал свой шедевр Тому. — marafon

    deIch zeigte Tom mein Meisterwerk. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. This is a priceless masterpiece.

  4. I showed Tom my masterpiece.

  5. I like this picture, not just because it's famous, but because it really is a masterpiece.

    ruЭта картина нравится мне не только потому, что она знаменита, но и потому, что это настоящий шедевр. — afyodor

Translations

9 languages
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By meaning 1
piece of work that has been given much critical praise:
Русский
By meaning 1
piece of work that has been given much critical praise:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
piece of work that has been given much critical praise:

Origin

From master + piece, a calque of Dutch meesterstuk or German Meisterstück (“masterpiece”).

From master + piece, a calque of Dutch meesterstuk or German Meisterstück (“masterpiece”). Piecewise doublet of maestropiece and masterstick. Compare also journeyman's piece.

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Forms

plural: masterpieces
Singularmasterpiece
Pluralmasterpieces

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the most outstanding work of a creative artist or craftsman:chef-d'oeuvre

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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