English Explanatory Dictionary

craft

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Strength; power; might; force .
  2. Intellectual power; skill; art.
  3. Ability, skillfulness, especially skill in making plans and carrying them into execution; dexterity in managing affairs, adroitness, practical cunning; ingenuity in constructing, dexterity .
  4. Cunning, art, skill, or dexterity applied to bad purposes; artifice; guile; subtlety; shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception .
  5. Occult art, magic .
  6. A work or product of art .
  7. Handmade items, especially domestic or decorative objects; handicrafts .
  8. A device, a means; a magical device, spell or enchantment .
  9. Learning of the schools, scholarship; a branch of learning or knowledge, a science, especially one of the ‘seven liberal arts’ of the medieval universities .
  10. Skill, skilfulness, art, especially the skill needed for a particular profession .
  11. A branch of skilled work or trade, especially one requiring manual dexterity or artistic skill, but sometimes applied equally to any business, calling or profession; the skilled practice of a practical occupation .
  12. A trade or profession as embodied in its practitioners collectively; the members of a trade or handicraft as a body; an association of these; a trade's union, guild, or ‘company’ .
verb
  1. To make by hand and with much skill.
  2. To construct, develop something (like a skilled craftsman).
  3. To combine multiple items to form a new item, such as armour or medicine.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɹɑːft/ /ˈkɹäːft/ /ˈkɹɐ̞ːft/ /ˈkɹæft/

Word forms

craft crafts crafting crafted Kraft

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *krafjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *kraftuz Proto-West Germanic *kraftu Old English cræft Middle English craft English craft Inherited from Middle English craft (“strength, skill”), from Old English cræft (“strength, skill”), from Proto-West Germanic *kraftu, from Proto-Germanic *kraftuz (“strength, power”); further origin obscure. Cognate with German Kraft (“strength, power, force, energy, employee”) and Danish kraft (“strength, power, force”).

Synonyms

potence strength authority disposition craft force might potency power virtue technique proficiency ability aptitude capacity capability competency competence cunning dexterity ease facility hand knack list prowess moxie potential skill talent tekkers touch craftiness foxiness guile slyness wiliness abet art beguilement dodge foxship subtlety wile black art goety sorcery bewitchery black arts charmwork conjuration conjuring dark arts diablerie druidcraft dweomercraft dwimmer dwimmercraft enchantment gypsycraft

Derived words

aerocraft aircraft arts and crafts authorcraft boarding craft campcraft CardCraft countercraft craftaholic craft beer craft brewery craft brew craft centre crafternoon craftful craftist craftivism craftivist craft knife craftless craftlike craftmaking craftman craftmaster craft service craft services craftsmaster craftsome craftsperson craft store craftswoman craftsy craftwork craftworker craftworking crafty elf-craft fellowcraft fibrecraft flightcraft flycraft folkcraft gardencraft gentle craft ghostcraft goldcraft gypsycraft handcraft hobbycraft homecraft housecraft hovercraft hydrofoil craft Klankraft knifecraft landing craft landing craft tank minecraft mooncraft multicraft

Translations

Armenian: արհեստ Bashkir: оҫталыҡ Bulgarian: ловкост Bulgarian: умение Bulgarian: хитрост Bulgarian: плавателен съд Dutch: vakmanschap Dutch: gewiekstheid Dutch: voertuig Dutch: toestel Finnish: ammattitaito Finnish: viekkaus Finnish: oveluus Finnish: alus Galician: mestría Galician: vértulo Galician: habilidade Galician: doén Galician: arxil Galician: xeito German: Handwerk German: Schlauheit German: Durchtriebenheit German: Gerissenheit German: Fahrzeug German: Lenkfahrzeug Irish: ceardaíocht Irish: árthach Irish: bád Irish: soitheach Italian: abilità Japanese: 職業 Latin: ars Māori: mahi toi Portuguese: habilidade Portuguese: perícia Portuguese: engenhosidade Portuguese: nave Russian: уме́ние Russian: сноро́вка Russian: иску́сство Russian: хи́трость Serbo-Croatian: за̀на̄т Serbo-Croatian: obrt Serbo-Croatian: zànāt Serbo-Croatian: препрѐдено̄ст Serbo-Croatian: preprèdenōst Spanish: pericia Spanish: nave Turkish: hüner Turkish: beceri Turkish: ustalık Turkish: maharet Turkish: uyanıklık Turkish: kurnazlık Turkish: zekâ Turkish: açıkgözlülük Turkish: cingözlülük Turkish: gemi Ottoman Turkish: صنعت Ottoman Turkish: هنر Ottoman Turkish: قورنازلق Ottoman Turkish: تكنه Ukrainian: вмі́ння Ukrainian: впра́вність Ukrainian: майсте́рність Ukrainian: хи́трість Ukrainian: лука́вство Esperanto: ruzeco French: ruse French: nef Czech: plavidlo Danish: fartøj Greek: σκάφος Norwegian Bokmål: farkost Norwegian Nynorsk: farkost Swedish: farkost
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