How do you pronounce handcraft?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhændˌkɹæft/.

Where does handcraft come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

handcraft

/ˈhændˌkɹæft/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

Syllables: hand-craft
IPA: /ˈhændˌkɹæft/

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Meaning

noun

handicraft

noun

The class of subjects for study that rely upon experimentation and observation.

Obsolete

verb

To engage in handcraft or handicraft.

Example Sentences

"These are, in redecraft, the English language and literature, mathematics, psychology; in handcraft, the physical sciences, physics, chemistry, biology; with regular and ample laboratory work in each."
"Accordingly, that institution or school is best which enforces habits of order, attention, obedience, discrimination, memory ; which then secures skill in handcraft and redecraft, and likewise shows how these habits and this skill may be applied in useful avocations."

Etymology

From Middle English handcrafte, handecraft, hond-craft, from Old English handcræft, equivalent to hand + -craft. Cognate with Dutch handkracht, German Handkraft.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: handcrafte, handcræft

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈhændˌkɹæft/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

handcrafts (plural) handcrafts (present, singular) handcrafting (participle, present) handcrafted (participle, past) handcrafted (past)

Frequently Paired Words

handcrafter

Synonyms

handicraft handiwork handwork