The same is not true of sportsmanship which some dictionaries define in a gender-neutral way, but some connect to 'sportsman', which is commonly defined as a man or 'particularly' a man. the beautiful or impressive quality of something that has been made using a lot of skill.the skill involved in making something beautiful or practical using your hands.The quality of design and work shown in something made by hand artistry:.(Note that this is not mere oversight, the same dictionaries are happy to point out when a word implies male or female.) Unless we have evidence of a very recent evolution of the word to be gender-biased, the dictionary entries below are evidence that craftsmanship is gender-neutral, and even species-neutral, in standard American English, and (given the lag/conservatism of dictionaries) has been for some years. Interestingly, Google ngrams for sportsmanship, sportswomanship, sportspersonship (or, more clearly, for sportswomanship,sportspersonship) shows that sportspersonship is used far more frequently than is sportswomanship. Note: a pleasing and workable gender-neutral alternative to “sportsmanship” seems less available.

‘pieces of jewelry which testify to the high artisanship of these ancient people’ gives the following definition and two examples for artisanship: From en.wiktionary, artisan means “A skilled manual worker who uses tools and machinery in a particular craft”, while artisanal has senses including “Of or pertaining to artisans or the work of artisans” and “Involving skilled work, with comparatively little reliance on machinery”.Īs a parallel to the craftsman/craftsmanship or craftsperson/craftspersonship pairs mentioned in the question and in some answers, we have artisan/artisanship.įrom en.wiktionary, artisanship means “The state or quality associated with being an artisan” thus, it denotes working in a skilled manner. Consider the terms artisan and artisanal.

Skilled artisan synonym