workmanship
/ˈwɜːk.mən.ʃɪp/
workmanship noun: the skill of an artisan or craftsman.
Noun
workmanship (countable and uncountable, plural workmanships)
- The skill of an artisan or craftsman.
- The standard of workmanship from Eastleigh Locomotive Works has often been acknowledged as being of a high order and this standard will have to be maintained - improved, even - when motive power other than steam is the mainstay of our railway system.1961 March, C. P. Boocock, “The organisation of Eastleigh Locomotive Works”, in Trains Illustrated, page 163
- The quality of something made by an artisan or craftsman.
- Mind you, clothes were clothes in those days. There was a great deal of them, lavish both in material and in workmanship.1977, Agatha Christie, chapter 4, in An Autobiography, part II, London: Collins, →ISBN
workmanship meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Urdu and Telugu
workmanship in Tamil
- கைவேலைப்பாடு, வேலைத் திறன், வேலைத்திறன், வேலைப்பாடு, கைவண்ணம், வேலைநயம்
workmanship in Marathi
- कारागिरी
workmanship in Urdu
- کام, کاریگری, مہارت
workmanship in Telugu
- the skill of an artisan or craftsman
- పనితనము panitanamu
- the quality of something made by an artisan or craftsman
- పనితనము panitanamu
More languagesFewer languages
- workmanship in Malayalam
- പണിശീലം, ശില്പവൈദഗ്ദ്ധ്യം, കൈവേല, സാമർത്ഥ്യം
- workmanship in Kannada
- ತೇರುತೆಕ್ಕೆ, ಕಾರ್ಯಕೌಶಲ, ಕೈವಾಡ, ಹಸ್ತಕೌಶಲ
- workmanship in Nepali
- कारीगरी
Examples of workmanship in a sentence
- If the workmanship is defective, they'll replace the shoes with a new pair.
- His subprofessional workmanship led me to decide to never hire him again.
- Duct tape is a sure sign of amateur workmanship.
Synonyms of workmanship
Forms of workmanship
| plural | workmanships |
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Origin of workmanship
From Middle English werkmanschipe, equivalent to workman + -ship.
Questions about workmanship
- What does workmanship mean?
- Workmanship means the skill of an artisan or craftsman.
- What is workmanship in Tamil?
- Workmanship in Tamil is கைவேலைப்பாடு, வேலைத் திறன், வேலைத்திறன். See Workmanship meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is workmanship?
- Workmanship is a noun.
- How do you pronounce workmanship?
- Workmanship is pronounced /ˈwɜːk.mən.ʃɪp/.
- What is the plural of workmanship?
- The plural of workmanship is workmanships.
Words near workmanship in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: workmanship (page history and authors); workmanship (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); workmanship (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); workmanship (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); workmanship (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); workmanship (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); workmanship (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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