craft

¹craft

noun \ˈkraft\

Definition of CRAFT

1

: skill in planning, making, or executing : dexterity

2

a : an occupation or trade requiring manual dexterity or artistic skill <the carpenter's craft> <the craft of writing plays> <crafts such as pottery, carpentry, and sewing> b plural : articles made by craftspeople <a store selling crafts> <a crafts fair>

3

: skill in deceiving to gain an end <used craft and guile to close the deal>

4

: the members of a trade or trade association

5

plural usually craft a : a boat especially of small size b : aircraft c : spacecraft

Examples of CRAFT

1. <the craft of cabinetmaking was much admired in colonial times>
2. <borrowed a craft to get across the river>

Origin of CRAFT

Middle English, strength, skill, from Old English cræft; akin to Old High German kraft strength

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to CRAFT

Synonyms: art, handcraft, handicraft, trade

Antonyms: artlessness, forthrightness, good faith, guilelessness, ingenuousness, sincerity

Related Words: skill; calling, métier (also metier), occupation, profession, vocation

Near Antonyms: candidness, candor, directness, frankness, openness, plainness, plainspokenness; honesty, probity; dependability, reliability, reliableness, solidity, trustability, trustiness, trustworthiness; decency, goodness, incorruptibility, integrity, righteousness, truthfulness, uprightness, virtuousness

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See Synonym Discussion at art

Other Handicraft Terms

biscuit, darn, tambour, wrought

Rhymes with CRAFT

aft, draft, graft, haft, kraft, raft, shaft, waft