Workmanship — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

skill in an occupation or trade

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈɜːkmənʃˌɪp/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈɜːkmənʃˌɪp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈɜːkmənʃˌɪp/

3 syllables Say it as /wˈɜːkmənʃˌɪp/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

craftsmanship craft

Word Forms

craft	verb	make by hand and with much skill
craftsman	noun	a professional whose work is consistently of high quality
workman	noun	an employee who performs manual or industrial labor

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verarbeitung

Fertigkeit in einem Beruf oder Gewerbe

🇫🇷French

fabrication

compétence dans une profession ou un métier

🇪🇸Spanish

hechura

habilidad en una ocupación o oficio

🇮🇹Italian

lavorazione

abilità in una professione o in un mestiere

🇳🇱Dutch

vakmanschap

vaardigheid in een beroep of vak

🇵🇹Portuguese

mão de obra

habilidade em uma ocupação ou comércio

🇷🇺Russian

качество изготовления

навыки в профессии или ремесле

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कारीगरी

किसी व्यवसाय या व्यापार में कुशलता

🇧🇩Bengali

কারিগর

একটি পেশা বা ব্যবসায় দক্ষতা

🇮🇳Tamil

வேலைத்திறன்

ஒரு தொழில் அல்லது வர்த்தகத்தில் திறமை

🇮🇳Telugu

పనితనం

వృత్తి లేదా వ్యాపారంలో నైపుణ్యం

🇮🇳Marathi

कारागिरी

व्यवसाय किंवा व्यापारात कौशल्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

કારીગરી

વ્યવસાય અથવા વેપારમાં કુશળતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೆಲಸಗಾರಿಕೆ

ಉದ್ಯೋಗ ಅಥವಾ ವ್ಯಾಪಾರದಲ್ಲಿ ಕೌಶಲ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പണിപ്പുര

ഒരു തൊഴിലിലോ വ്യാപാരത്തിലോ ഉള്ള കഴിവ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਾਰੀਗਰੀ

ਕਿਸੇ ਕਿੱਤੇ ਜਾਂ ਵਪਾਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੁਨਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

کاریگری

کسی پیشے یا تجارت میں مہارت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

做工

职业或行业技能

🇯🇵Japanese

出来映え

職業または貿易におけるスキル

🇰🇷Korean

솜씨

직업이나 무역에 대한 기술

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tay nghề

kỹ năng trong một nghề nghiệp hoặc thương mại

🇹🇭Thai

ฝีมือ

ทักษะในอาชีพหรือการค้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

pembuatan

keterampilan dalam suatu pekerjaan atau perdagangan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkakagawa

kasanayan sa isang hanapbuhay o kalakalan

🇲🇾Malay

hasil kerja

kemahiran dalam sesuatu pekerjaan atau perdagangan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صنعة

مهارة في مهنة أو تجارة

🇮🇷Persian

طرز کار

مهارت در یک شغل یا تجارت

🇹🇷Turkish

işçilik

bir meslek veya ticarette beceri

🇮🇱Hebrew

טִיב הַעֲבוֹדָה

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The primary meaning of 'workmanship' is 'skill in an occupation or trade'.

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Using 'workmanship' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'workmanship' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'workmanship' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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