Masterful — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

having or revealing supreme mastery or skill

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈæstɚfəl/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈastəfəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈastəfəl/

3 syllables Say it as /mˈæstɚfəl/.

Examples

a consummate artist
consummate skill
a masterful speaker

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

consummate masterly virtuoso

Parts of Speech

adjective

having or revealing supreme mastery or skill

“a consummate artist”

Word Forms

master	noun	an authority qualified to teach apprentices
virtuoso	noun	a musician who is a consummate master of technique and artistry

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

meisterhaft

höchste Meisterschaft oder Fähigkeit besitzen oder offenbaren

🇫🇷French

magistral

avoir ou révéler une maîtrise ou une compétence suprême

🇪🇸Spanish

maestro

tener o revelar maestría o habilidad suprema

🇮🇹Italian

magistrale

possedere o rivelare la suprema maestria o abilità

🇳🇱Dutch

meesterlijk

het hebben of onthullen van opperste meesterschap of vaardigheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

magistral

ter ou revelar domínio ou habilidade suprema

🇷🇺Russian

мастерский

обладание или проявление высшего мастерства или умения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तानाशाही

सर्वोच्च निपुणता या कौशल का होना या प्रकट होना

🇧🇩Bengali

নিপুণ

সর্বোচ্চ আয়ত্ত বা দক্ষতা থাকা বা প্রকাশ করা

🇮🇳Tamil

தலைசிறந்த

மிக உயர்ந்த தேர்ச்சி அல்லது திறமையைக் கொண்டிருத்தல் அல்லது வெளிப்படுத்துதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

నిష్ణాతులు

అత్యున్నత నైపుణ్యం లేదా నైపుణ్యాన్ని కలిగి ఉండటం లేదా బహిర్గతం చేయడం

🇮🇳Marathi

कुशल

सर्वोच्च प्रभुत्व किंवा कौशल्य असणे किंवा प्रकट करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

કુશળ

સર્વોચ્ચ નિપુણતા અથવા કૌશલ્ય હોવું અથવા જાહેર કરવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪಾಂಡಿತ್ಯಪೂರ್ಣ

ಅತ್ಯುನ್ನತ ಪಾಂಡಿತ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಕೌಶಲ್ಯವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ಬಹಿರಂಗಪಡಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

സമർത്ഥനായ

പരമോന്നത പാണ്ഡിത്യം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വൈദഗ്ദ്ധ്യം ഉള്ളത് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വെളിപ്പെടുത്തുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਪੁੰਨ

ਪਰਮ ਮੁਹਾਰਤ ਜਾਂ ਹੁਨਰ ਹੋਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ماہر

اعلیٰ مہارت یا مہارت کا ہونا یا ظاہر کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

高超的

拥有或展现出最高的掌握或技能

🇯🇵Japanese

見事な

最高の熟達または技能を持っている、または明らかにしている

🇰🇷Korean

건방진

최고의 숙달이나 기술을 갖거나 드러내는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thành thạo

có hoặc tiết lộ khả năng làm chủ hoặc kỹ năng tối cao

🇹🇭Thai

เก่ง

มีหรือเปิดเผยความเชี่ยวชาญหรือทักษะสูงสุด

🇮🇩Indonesian

ahli

memiliki atau mengungkapkan penguasaan atau keterampilan tertinggi

🇵🇭Filipino

dalubhasa

pagkakaroon o pagpapakita ng pinakamataas na kahusayan o kasanayan

🇲🇾Malay

mahir

mempunyai atau mendedahkan penguasaan atau kemahiran tertinggi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بارع

وجود أو الكشف عن الإتقان أو المهارة العليا

🇮🇷Persian

استادانه

داشتن یا آشکار کردن تسلط یا مهارت عالی

🇹🇷Turkish

ustaca

üstün ustalığa veya beceriye sahip olmak veya bunları açığa çıkarmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

שְׁתַלְטָנִי

בעל או גילוי שליטה או מיומנות עילאית

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