DRAFTSMANSHIP

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The creation of artistic pictures or diagrams

Example:

he learned drawing from his father

Synonyms:

drafting; draftsmanship; drawing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("draftsmanship" is a kind of...):

art; artistic creation; artistic production (the creation of beautiful or significant things)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "draftsmanship"):

pyrography (the act of producing drawings on wood or leather by using heated tools or a fine flame)

tracing (the act of drawing a plan or diagram or outline)

Derivation:

draftsman (an artist skilled at drawing)

draftsman (a skilled worker who draws plans of buildings or machines)