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 and divides as chef--d'o-e-uvre under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

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.