workmanship
gb/wˈɚkmənʃˌɪp/ us/wˈɚkmənʃˌɪp/
B2
English
~ 9600
kivitelezés, alkotás
NOUN
B2
1
kivitelezés
B2
Usage pattern:
the workmanship on [something]
The table looks cheap, but the workmanship is surprisingly good.
Az asztal olcsónak tűnik, de a kivitelezése meglepően jó.
Poor workmanship on the roof caused it to leak after the first storm.
A tető rossz kivitelezése miatt már az első vihar után beázott.
Customers are willing to pay more for quality materials and solid workmanship.
The company's reputation is built on fine workmanship and attention to detail.
Inspect the stitching carefully; sloppy workmanship can make the shoes fall apart quickly.
Learner examples
The car is old, but the workmanship is very good.
Az autó régi, de a kivitelezése nagyon jó.
Because of poor workmanship, the door does not close well.
A rossz kivitelezés miatt az ajtó nem csukódik rendesen.
People trust this company because their workmanship is always high.
We paid more for better materials and better workmanship.
You can see the fine workmanship in every part of the house.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes use *workmanship* to talk about effort or the amount of work, saying things like "I admire your workmanship" when they mean "I admire how hard you worked." *Workmanship* is about the quality and skill of the finished product, not the effort or time. It is also an uncountable noun in this sense, so avoid forms like *workmanships*.
Meaning
quality and skill of making
Collocations
excellent workmanship
|poor workmanship
|quality workmanship
|fine workmanship
|defects in workmanship
|craftsmanship and workmanship
Synonyms
craftsmanship (Very close in meaning, but often suggests traditional or handmade skill a little more strongly than 'workmanship'.)
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work quality (More general and less formal; focuses on how good the work is but lacks the idea of careful, skilled craft.)
Antonyms
shoddy work (Emphasizes work that is done badly or cheaply, with low quality and little care, which is the opposite of good workmanship.)
Themes
work
|crafts
|business
|construction
|arts_entertainment
|core_vocabulary
Definition
How good and careful the work is when something is made or built.
The quality and level of skill shown in the way something is made or done, especially something crafted, built, or manufactured.
NOUN
C2
LITERARY
2
alkotás
B2
Usage pattern:
[someone]'s workmanship
The poet describes humanity as God's finest workmanship.
A költő az emberiséget Isten legszebb alkotásának írja le.
In that sermon, people are called the Lord's workmanship, shaped for a special purpose.
Abban a prédikációban az embereket az Úr alkotásának nevezik, akiket különleges célra formált.
She believed every child was a unique workmanship of the divine.
Learner examples
Some writers say that the world is God's workmanship.
Néhány író szerint a világ Isten alkotása.
The book calls humans the workmanship of their creator.
A könyv az embereket teremtőjük alkotásának nevezi.
In this story, the king sees the city as his own workmanship.
Common mistake:
This sense is rare and mainly appears in religious or poetic writing. Learners sometimes try to use *workmanship* this way in everyday speech, but in modern everyday English, people almost always use *workmanship* to talk about quality of work, not about people or the world as God's workmanship.
Meaning
thing made by a creator
Collocations
God's workmanship
|His workmanship
|the Lord's workmanship
Synonyms
creation (Very close in meaning, especially in religious or literary style; more common and can be used more broadly outside religious contexts.)
Antonyms
creator (Refers to the one who makes something, not the thing that is made, so it is an opposite role in the same relationship.)
Themes
religion
|literature
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Something that a person or God has made; their creation.
Something that has been made by a particular creator, especially God, considered as the product of that creator.
Grammar
Dictionary form
workmanship
IPA
GB/wˈɚkmənʃˌɪp/
US/wˈɚkmənʃˌɪp/
Syllables & stress
work - man - ship (3 syllables)
Stress on 1st syllable (work)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: workmanship
- Plural: workmanship
Word family
Expressions
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