handmade

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US/ˈhændˌmeɪd//ˌhændˈmeɪd/

adjective

Made by hand; manufactured manually.

“handmade shoes”

Similar
handcraftedhandworkedhandwroughthand-craftedcamp-madehand-loomedhandwovenhandsewn
Opposite
machine-made
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Meanings

adjectivehandmade (not comparable)
  1. not comparableMade by hand; manufactured manually.

    handmade shoes

    2 more examples

    handmade jewels

    handmade products

    Synonyms: handcrafted, handworked, handwrought

nounhandmade (plural handmades)

plural handmades

  1. An art or craft object made by hand.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveMade by hand; manufactured manually.

Similar
handcraftedhandworkedhandwrought

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivemade by hand or a hand process

Similar
hand-craftedcamp-madehand-loomedhandwovenhandsewnhandstitchedoverhandoversewn
Opposite
machine-made
Also see
artisanalartsy-craftsyhandcraftedhandsewnhandstitchedhandworkedhandwovenhandwroughthomemadeoverhandself-made

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From hand + made.

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Translations

Bulgarian ръчен, изработен на ръка
  • ръчен (răčen)made by hand
  • изработен на ръка (izraboten na răka)made by hand
Chinese Mandarin 手工
  • 手工 (shǒugōng)made by hand
Dutch met de hand gemaakt, handgemaakt
  • met de hand gemaaktmade by hand
  • handgemaaktmade by hand
Esperanto manfabrikita
  • manfabrikitamade by hand
Finnish käsin tehty
  • käsin tehtymade by hand
French manuel, fait main
  • manuelmade by hand
  • fait mainmade by hand
German handgemacht
  • handgemachtmade by hand
Greek χειροποίητος
  • χειροποίητος (cheiropoíitos)made by hand
Hungarian kézzel készített
  • kézzel készítettmade by hand
Indonesian buatan tangan
  • buatan tanganmade by hand
Irish lámhdhéanta
  • lámhdhéantamade by hand
Italian fatto a mano
  • fatto a manomade by hand
Malay buatan tangan
  • buatan tanganmade by hand
Norwegian Bokmål håndlaget
  • håndlagetmade by hand
Polish wykonany ręcznie
  • wykonany ręczniemade by hand
Portuguese feito com as mãos
  • feito com as mãosmade by hand
Russian ручно́й рабо́ты, хѐндме́йд
  • ручно́й рабо́ты (ručnój rabóty)made by hand
  • хѐндме́йд (hèndméjd)made by hand
  • хѐнд-ме́йд (hènd-méjd)made by hand
Spanish hecho a mano
  • hecho a manomade by hand
Tagalog gawang-kamay
  • gawang-kamaymade by hand
Ukrainian ручної роботи
  • ручної роботи (ručnoji roboty)made by hand
Vietnamese làm bằng tay, thủ công
  • làm bằng taymade by hand
  • thủ côngmade by hand

Rhymes & wordplay

Sounds the same

handmaidhandmaid
Cite this entry
APA

handmade. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handmade

MLA

“handmade.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handmade. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “handmade,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handmade.

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