Home › Words › C › chefferychefferycheffery means the work or art of a chef; culinary skill.EtymologyFrom chef + -ery. Piecewise doublet of chiefery.nounThe work or art of a chef; culinary skill.e.g.“The dishes appear in a flurry of gel cubes, purées, emulsions and other cheffery.” — 2008, Waitrose Food Illustrated, page 87:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.chefmanship 82% match — The culinary skill of a chef. vs cheffery →cheffing 80% match — The activity of a chef. vs cheffery →cheffy 75% match — Of food: elaborate and complex, like that prepared by an expert chef. vs cheffery →chefly 74% match — Pertaining to, similar to, or about chefs or cooks. vs cheffery →cheflike 71% match — Resembling or befitting a chef; culinary. vs cheffery →chef 67% match — The presiding cook in the kitchen of a large household. vs cheffery →cookery 62% match — The art and practice of preparing food for consumption, especially by the application of heat; cooking. vs cheffery →chiefery 62% match — The status or role of a chief; chieftainship. vs cheffery →