Definitions for masterpiece
ˈmæs tərˌpis, ˈmɑ stər-mas·ter·piece

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. masterpiece, chef-d'oeuvre(noun)

   the most outstanding work of a creative artist or craftsman

2. masterpiece(noun)

   an outstanding achievement

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1. masterpiece(Noun)

   A piece of work that has been given much critical praise, especially one that is considered the greatest work of a person's career.

   Etymology: a calque of meesterstuk

2. masterpiece(Noun)

   A work of outstanding creativity, skill or workmanship.

   Masterpieces are not completed, they are abandoned.

   Etymology: a calque of meesterstuk

3. masterpiece(Noun)

   A work created in order to qualify as a master craftsman and member of a guild.

   Etymology: a calque of meesterstuk

Webster Dictionary(4.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Masterpiece(noun)

   anything done or made with extraordinary skill; a capital performance; a chef-d'oeuvre; a supreme achievement

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1. Masterpiece

   Masterpiece in modern usage refers to a creation that has been given much critical praise, especially one that is considered the greatest work of a person's career or to a work of outstanding creativity, skill, or workmanship.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of masterpiece in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of masterpiece in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of masterpiece in a Sentence

1. Sebastiano Pitasi:

   Owning a yacht means owning something exclusive, most of the time we are talking about a really unique masterpiece built to satisfy the owner’s wish to own something fully customized.

2. Deodatta V. Shenai-Khatkhate:

   I often think that each time an artist paints a beautiful portrait, a writer creates a masterpiece in literature, a scientist invents a major breakthrough, all of these creations originate and emerge straight from the heart, with enormous love and tremendous passion, And yet the artist, the writer and the scientist are merely the bystanders, the onlookers, and the spectators of the amazing process of creation....just like a mother giving birth to a beautiful baby. We all live and strive for that moment of creation, the moment that fulfills one's life and makes it complete, total and meaningful. That's why the creattion and continuation of life stream are the greatest achievements in human life, in my view.

3. Steve Maraboli:

   Today is yours to shape. Create a masterpiece!"

4. Paul Cezanne:

   This solution in the spirit of the Swiss-French friendship and partnership allows two great museums, Bern Museum of Fine Art and the Musee Granet in Aix-en-Provence, to show a masterpiece by our grandfather Paul Cezanne for the benefit and enjoyment of a great audience, it is a work that until 1940 was owned by the Cezanne family.

5. Sandeep Aggarwal:

   Dare to do something different. Don't go with the status quo. Just bring passion and obsession together to build a masterpiece

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