workmanship

[ wurk-muhn-ship ]

noun

1. the art or skill of a workman or workwoman.
2. the quality or mode of execution, as of a thing made.
3. the product or result of labor and skill; work executed.

workmanship

/ ˈwɜːkmənʃɪp /

noun

1. the art or skill of a workman
2. the art or skill with which something is made or executed
3. the degree of art or skill exhibited in the finished product
4. the piece of work so produced

Word History and Origins

Origin of workmanship¹

First recorded in 1325–75, workmanship is from the Middle English word werkmanschipe. See workman, -ship

Example Sentences

Auecoor offers a 6-year material and workmanship warranty, however, so you have some protection.

From Popular-Science

Although a painful reminder of her loss, she appreciated my respect for the workmanship of the man she loved.

From Washington Post

“One of the great things about couture is that fabulous workmanship and things that you can create,” he said.

From The Daily Beast

The workmanship of the materials also sometimes felt a little Japanese.

From The Daily Beast

Many of these pipes are sculptured from the most obdurate stones and display great delicacy of workmanship.

From Project Gutenberg

Many of them however are of rude workmanship and might have been fashioned by some of the tribe unacquainted with pipe-making.

From Project Gutenberg

This is often due to a law of nature rather than to imperfection of design or workmanship.

From Project Gutenberg

It was, therefore, more in the construction and workmanship then, that the sign manual was perceptible.

From Project Gutenberg

Another detail of the workmanship always attended to by the master himself, was that of the purfling.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• artistry
• handiwork