craftinessn.

Brit.

/ˈkrɑːftɪnᵻs/,

/ˈkraftɪnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈkræftinᵻs/

Forms: late Middle English craftynez, late Middle English–1600s craftynesse, 1500s crafftiness, 1500s–1600s craftienesse, 1500s–1600s craftines, 1500s–1600s craftinesse, 1500s–1600s craftynes, 1500s– craftiness, 1500s– craftyness (now nonstandard except in sense 3).

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: crafty adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < crafty adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier craft n.

†1. Skilfulness; the quality of being skilful or clever at doing something; ingenuity or ability in a field. Also (as a property of a work, object, etc.): the quality of being skilfully or cleverly made or done. Cf. crafty adj. 2 Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun]

craftOE

skilla1300

quaintnessc1390

craftiness?a1425

curiousnessc1440

skilfulness1561

virtuosoship1920

multi-skilling1983

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > a bodily skill > manual skill

handcraftOE

craftiness?a1425

handcraftsmanship1893

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > skill or art > skill or craftsmanship > as exhibited in something

curiosityc1380

curiousnessc1386

workmanship1412

craftiness?a1425

artificialness1569

artship1598

allaborateness1727

craftsmanship1853

?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 126^v (MED) And þe medicynez þat ar competent to it ar of grete craftynez [L. artificiositatis].

?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 165^v (MED) Off operacionz & craftynez [L. artificio] of preperating Antidotez which bene competent in the crafte of Cirurgie.

1538 D. Lindsay Complaynte & Test. Popiniay sig. A.iij^v That daye dame nature with gret besines Furtherid flora to proue hir craftines.

a1600 (?c1535) tr. H. Boece Hist. Scotl. (Mar Lodge) (1946) i. 67 The signis of þe samyn quhare it stude..ar richt wounderfull, to consider the craftynes and hicht of þat sumptuous bigging.

1699 A. Boyer Royal Dict. Craftiness,..Finesse, addresse,..habileté.

2. Skill at gaining an advantage over others, esp. by underhand means; cunning, deviousness. Also with positive overtones (esp. in later use): wiliness, shrewdness. Cf. crafty adj. 3.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun]

listOE

wiþercraftc1175

wilta1230

craftc1275

sleightc1275

engine?a1300

quaintisec1300

vaidiec1325

wilec1374

cautelc1375

sophistryc1385

quaintnessc1390

voisdie1390

havilon?a1400

foxeryc1400

subtletyc1400

undercraftc1400

practic?a1439

callidityc1450

policec1450

wilinessc1450

craftiness1484

gin1543

cautility1554

cunning1582

cautelousness1584

panurgy1586

policy1587

foxshipa1616

cunningnessa1625

subdolousness1635

dexterity1656

insidiousnessa1677

versuteness1685

pawkiness1687

sleight-hand1792

pawkery1820

vulpinism1851

downiness1865

foxiness1875

slimness1899

slypussness1908

1484 Rolls of Parl.: Richard III (Electronic ed.) Parl. Jan. 1484 §31. m. 21 They..of their craftynesse use to brynge no more hider.

1598 F. Meres Palladis Tamia 281 When cheating and craftines is counted the cleanest wit.

1796 R. Southey Joan of Arc i. 97 Thoughts of politic craftiness arose.

1865 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend II. iii. v. 42 A kind of illegibility..stole over Mr. Boffin's face. Its old simplicity of expression got masked by a certain craftiness.

1908 Evening News (London) 23 Apr. 4/4 His native craftiness removed successive dangers and put the measure on the Statute Book.

2010 R. S. Reyes Job & Gospel of Suffering iii. 54 Job's tongue spoke with craftiness—subtlety, cunning and slyness.

a. Qualities or characteristics relating to or associated with handicrafts generally or the Arts and Crafts Movement specifically; (later frequently) handcrafted quality or appearance. Cf. crafty adj. 4a. Earliest in artiness and craftiness used somewhat depreciatively with reference to the Arts and Crafts Movement, typically with connotations of quaintness or affectedness; cf. crafty adj. 4a, arty-crafty adj.

ΚΠ

1901 Academy 12 Oct. 336/2 The plain man..thinks of Bedford Park, minor magazines of high culture, and all Artiness and Craftiness.

1937 A. de Hegedus Hungarian Background vii. 110 There are hundreds of Englishmen who share with me my undisguised horror for the artiness and craftiness of these sinister attempts which in England have their dreadful associations with olde English half-timbered houses.

2009 N.Y. Mag. 27 Apr. 46/2 (caption) The blue penny tile lends a little bit of craftiness to the plastic cabinets, which I think is sort of sweet.

b. Skill or ability in a particular craft or in crafts generally; the quality of being skilled in, or having an aptitude for, a handicraft or other creative activity. Cf. crafty adj. 4b.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > skill or art > skill or craftsmanship

artc1300

artificialityc1535

artifice1597

craftsmanshipa1652

mechanism1710

craftmanship1829

artificership1835

craftiness1974

1974 Wilson Libr. Bull. Dec. 273/1 There are, of course, children who aren't inclined towards practicality, crafty-ness, and such.

1993 St. Petersburg (Florida) Times (Nexis) 30 Jan. 1 d You don't need to be a seamstress but you need to have some sense of craftiness or artistic ability.

2015 Times Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) (Nexis) 14 Nov. My mother didn't sew, but my grandmother did. I guess the craftiness skipped a generation.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	craftiness
释义	craftinessn. Brit. /ˈkrɑːftɪnᵻs/, /ˈkraftɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈkræftinᵻs/ Forms: late Middle English craftynez, late Middle English–1600s craftynesse, 1500s crafftiness, 1500s–1600s craftienesse, 1500s–1600s craftines, 1500s–1600s craftinesse, 1500s–1600s craftynes, 1500s– craftiness, 1500s– craftyness (now nonstandard except in sense 3). Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: crafty adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < crafty adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier craft n. †1. Skilfulness; the quality of being skilful or clever at doing something; ingenuity or ability in a field. Also (as a property of a work, object, etc.): the quality of being skilfully or cleverly made or done. Cf. crafty adj. 2 Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] craftOE skilla1300 quaintnessc1390 craftiness?a1425 curiousnessc1440 skilfulness1561 virtuosoship1920 multi-skilling1983 the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > a bodily skill > manual skill handcraftOE craftiness?a1425 handcraftsmanship1893 the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > skill or art > skill or craftsmanship > as exhibited in something curiosityc1380 curiousnessc1386 workmanship1412 craftiness?a1425 artificialness1569 artship1598 allaborateness1727 craftsmanship1853 ?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 126^v (MED) And þe medicynez þat ar competent to it ar of grete craftynez [L. artificiositatis]. ?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 165^v (MED) Off operacionz & craftynez [L. artificio] of preperating Antidotez which bene competent in the crafte of Cirurgie. 1538 D. Lindsay Complaynte & Test. Popiniay sig. A.iij^v That daye dame nature with gret besines Furtherid flora to proue hir craftines. a1600 (?c1535) tr. H. Boece Hist. Scotl. (Mar Lodge) (1946) i. 67 The signis of þe samyn quhare it stude..ar richt wounderfull, to consider the craftynes and hicht of þat sumptuous bigging. 1699 A. Boyer Royal Dict. Craftiness,..Finesse, addresse,..habileté. 2. Skill at gaining an advantage over others, esp. by underhand means; cunning, deviousness. Also with positive overtones (esp. in later use): wiliness, shrewdness. Cf. crafty adj. 3. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun] listOE wiþercraftc1175 wilta1230 craftc1275 sleightc1275 engine?a1300 quaintisec1300 vaidiec1325 wilec1374 cautelc1375 sophistryc1385 quaintnessc1390 voisdie1390 havilon?a1400 foxeryc1400 subtletyc1400 undercraftc1400 practic?a1439 callidityc1450 policec1450 wilinessc1450 craftiness1484 gin1543 cautility1554 cunning1582 cautelousness1584 panurgy1586 policy1587 foxshipa1616 cunningnessa1625 subdolousness1635 dexterity1656 insidiousnessa1677 versuteness1685 pawkiness1687 sleight-hand1792 pawkery1820 vulpinism1851 downiness1865 foxiness1875 slimness1899 slypussness1908 1484 Rolls of Parl.: Richard III (Electronic ed.) Parl. Jan. 1484 §31. m. 21 They..of their craftynesse use to brynge no more hider. 1598 F. Meres Palladis Tamia 281 When cheating and craftines is counted the cleanest wit. 1796 R. Southey Joan of Arc i. 97 Thoughts of politic craftiness arose. 1865 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend II. iii. v. 42 A kind of illegibility..stole over Mr. Boffin's face. Its old simplicity of expression got masked by a certain craftiness. 1908 Evening News (London) 23 Apr. 4/4 His native craftiness removed successive dangers and put the measure on the Statute Book. 2010 R. S. Reyes Job & Gospel of Suffering iii. 54 Job's tongue spoke with craftiness—subtlety, cunning and slyness. 3. a. Qualities or characteristics relating to or associated with handicrafts generally or the Arts and Crafts Movement specifically; (later frequently) handcrafted quality or appearance. Cf. crafty adj. 4a. Earliest in artiness and craftiness used somewhat depreciatively with reference to the Arts and Crafts Movement, typically with connotations of quaintness or affectedness; cf. crafty adj. 4a, arty-crafty adj. ΚΠ 1901 Academy 12 Oct. 336/2 The plain man..thinks of Bedford Park, minor magazines of high culture, and all Artiness and Craftiness. 1937 A. de Hegedus Hungarian Background vii. 110 There are hundreds of Englishmen who share with me my undisguised horror for the artiness and craftiness of these sinister attempts which in England have their dreadful associations with olde English half-timbered houses. 2009 N.Y. Mag. 27 Apr. 46/2 (caption) The blue penny tile lends a little bit of craftiness to the plastic cabinets, which I think is sort of sweet. b. Skill or ability in a particular craft or in crafts generally; the quality of being skilled in, or having an aptitude for, a handicraft or other creative activity. Cf. crafty adj. 4b. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > skill or art > skill or craftsmanship artc1300 artificialityc1535 artifice1597 craftsmanshipa1652 mechanism1710 craftmanship1829 artificership1835 craftiness1974 1974 Wilson Libr. Bull. Dec. 273/1 There are, of course, children who aren't inclined towards practicality, crafty-ness, and such. 1993 St. Petersburg (Florida) Times (Nexis) 30 Jan. 1 d You don't need to be a seamstress but you need to have some sense of craftiness or artistic ability. 2015 Times Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) (Nexis) 14 Nov. My mother didn't sew, but my grandmother did. I guess the craftiness skipped a generation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?a1425
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