chef-d'oeuvre

1. 1.

   the most outstanding work of a creative artist or craftsman

   Synonymsmasterpiece

   Broaderwork

Questions about chef-d'oeuvre

What does chef-d'oeuvre mean?

chef-d'oeuvre means "the most outstanding work of a creative artist or craftsman".

How many syllables are in chef-d'oeuvre?

chef-d'oeuvre has 4 syllables: chef--d'o-e-uvre. The stress falls on "d'o".

What is another word for chef-d'oeuvre?

Close synonyms include masterpiece. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is chef-d'oeuvre a common word?

chef-d'oeuvre is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.