Meanings
adjectivehandcrafted (not comparable)
- not comparableMade by hand or using the hands, as opposed to by mass production or using machinery.
a line of handcrafted cheeses
2 more examples
Each handcrafted sculpture is a unique work of art: no two are exactly the same.
The vierling gun that Alan Tuck hunts with is truly a handcrafted work of art.
2009, Nebraskaland, volume 87, page 32Synonyms: handmade, handworked, handwrought
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveMade by hand or using the hands, as opposed to by mass production or using machinery.
Also see
Origin
- Proto-Germanic*handuz
- Proto-West Germanic*handu
- Old Englishhand
- Middle Englishhond
- Englishhand
- Englishcrafted
- Englishhandcrafted
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 手工的, 手工藝的 /手工艺的
- 手工的 (shǒugōng de)made by hand
- 手工藝的 /手工艺的 (shǒugōngyì de)made by hand
Finnish käsintehty
- käsintehtymade by hand
French artisanal
- artisanalmade by hand
German handgemacht
- handgemachtmade by hand
Greek χειροποίητος
- χειροποίητος (cheiropoíitos)made by hand
Italian artigianale
- artigianalemade by hand
Portuguese artesanal
- artesanalmade by hand
Spanish artesanal
- artesanalmade by hand
Turkish el yapımı
- el yapımımade by hand
Cite this entry
APA
handcrafted. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handcrafted
MLA
“handcrafted.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handcrafted. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “handcrafted,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handcrafted.
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