masterpiece
A piece of work that has been given much critical praise, especially one that is considered the greatest work of a person's career.
Other meanings
A work of outstanding creativity, skill or workmanship.
“Masterpieces are not completed, they are abandoned.”
A work created in order to qualify as a master craftsman and member of a guild.
A kind of
- work
Related words
- disasterpiece
- trashterpiece
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “masterpiece” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.