What does craftsmanship mean?

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. craft, craftsmanship, workmanshipnoun

    skill in an occupation or trade

Wiktionary

  1. craftsmanshipnoun

    The quality of being a craftsman.

  2. craftsmanshipnoun

    An example of a craftsman's work.

    The craftsmanship on the antique chair was exquisite.

Wikipedia

  1. craftsmanship

    Workmanship is a human attribute relating to knowledge and skill at performing a task. Workmanship is also a quality imparted to a product. The type of work may include the creation of handcrafts, art, writing, machinery and other products.

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  1. craftsmanship

    Craftsmanship refers to the quality of design, skill, and artistry demonstrated in the creation or production of an item or piece of work, typically implying a high level of skill, precision and attention to detail. It often applies to work that is handmade or designed with a particular expertise.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Craftsmanshipnoun

    the work of a craftsman

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of craftsmanship in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of craftsmanship in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of craftsmanship in a Sentence

  1. Aloo Denish Obiero:

    Greatness isn't an accident; it's the meticulous craftsmanship of consistency and determination.

  2. Audrain Museum Osborne:

    If individuality and craftsmanship and design can be expressed in a way that's inspirational, let's go for it.

  3. Aun Koh:

    The level of craftsmanship here has really skyrocketed, ever since 28 Hong Kong Street opened in 2011 and Michael Callahan and other people like him who are world class mixologists moved here, they've created this very close knit community where they're supporting each other and not competing with each other.

  4. Oatly CEO Toni Petersson:

    The competition is definitely going to increase, our method of making oat milk... has a lot of craftsmanship behind it. You can't just go in there and copy us.

  5. Tom Stoppard:

    Skill without imagination is craftsmanship and gives us many useful objects such as wickerwork picnic baskets. Imagination without skill gives us modern art.

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