Definition of ART

art

Meanings

Plural: arts

Noun

  • the products of human creativity; works of art collectively
    • "an art exhibition"
    • "a fine collection of art"
  • the creation of beautiful or significant things
    • "art does not need to be innovative to be good"
    • "I was never any good at art"
    • "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully"
  • a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation
    • "the art of conversation"
    • "it's quite an art"
  • photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication
    • "the publisher was responsible for all the artwork in the book"
  • The conscious production or arrangement of sounds, colours, forms, movements, or other elements in a manner that affects the senses and emotions, usually specifically the production of the beautiful in a graphic or plastic medium.
  • The creative and emotional expression of mental imagery, such as visual, auditory, social, etc.
  • Skillful creative activity, usually with an aesthetic focus.
  • The study and the product of these processes.
  • Aesthetic value.
  • Artwork.
  • A field or category of art, such as painting, sculpture, music, ballet, or literature.
  • (often in dichotomy with science) A subject understood best through intuition rather than methodology.
  • Skill that is attained by study, practice, or observation.
  • Contrivance, scheming, manipulation.

Verb

  • second-person singular simple present indicative of be

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English art, from Old French art, from Latin artem, accusative of ars (“art”). Partly displaced native Old English cræft, whence Modern English craft.

Synonyms

artistic creation, artistic production, artistry, artwork, craft, fine art, graphics, nontextual matter, prowess

Antonyms

mundacity, nature, subsistence

Scrabble Score: 3

art is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
art is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
art is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 3

art is a valid Words With Friends word