workmanship
The skill of an artisan or craftsmanThe skill of an artisan or craftsman.
» These machines are distinguished by particularly high-quality workmanship.
Diese Geräte zeichnen sich durch eine besonders hohe Verarbeitungsqualität aus. — Tamy
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2 senses(countable, uncountable)The skill of an artisan or craftsman.
(handwerkliches) Können, (fachmännische) Verarbeitung, (handwerkliche) Ausführung
skill in an occupation or trade
(countable, uncountable)The quality of something made by an artisan or craftsman.
(handwerkliche) Verarbeitung, (fachmännische) Verarbeitung, (handwerkliche) Ausführung
Examples
5 sentencesThese machines are distinguished by particularly high-quality workmanship.
deDiese Geräte zeichnen sich durch eine besonders hohe Verarbeitungsqualität aus. — Tamy
These devices are distinguished by particularly high-quality workmanship.
deDiese Geräte zeichnen sich durch eine besonders hohe Verarbeitungsqualität aus. — Tamy
Too many irons in the fire result in bad workmanship.
If the tradesmen's workmanship hadn't been so shoddy, there wouldn't have been any water damage.
deWenn die Handwerker nicht so schludrig gearbeitet hätten, wäre der Wasserschaden im Haus nicht entstanden. — PeterR
Tom's kirigami stag beetle was of such fine workmanship that it looked like it would start moving at any moment.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English werkmanschipe, equivalent to workman + -ship.From Middle English werkmanschipe, equivalent to workman + -ship.
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Forms
plural: workmanships| Singular | workmanship |
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regular
Synonyms
2 synonyms- skill in an occupation or trade:craftcraftsmanship
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.