the quality, production, expression, or realm, according to aesthetic principles, of what is beautiful, appealing, or of more than ordinary significance.
the class of objects subject to aesthetic criteria; works of art collectively, as paintings, sculptures, or drawings: a museum of art;an art collection.See also fine art, commercial art.
a field, genre, or category of art: Dance is an art.
the fine arts collectively, often excluding architecture: art and architecture.
any field using the skills or techniques of art: advertising art;industrial art.
a branch of learning or university study, especially one of the fine arts or the humanities, as music, philosophy, or literature: She was adept at the arts of music and painting;I've always felt an affinity towards the visual arts, though I studied art of philosophy.
arts,
(used with a singular verb)the humanities, as distinguished from the sciences and technical fields: a college of arts and sciences.
(used with a plural verb)liberal arts: Faculty of Arts.
skill in conducting any human activity: a master at the art of conversation;From my mother, I learned the art of perfectly cooked pasta.
the principles or methods governing any craft or branch of learning: the art of baking;the art of selling.
the craft, trade, or profession using these principles or methods.
See also term of art.
skilled workmanship, execution, or agency, as distinguished from nature.
trickery; cunning: glib and devious art.
studied action; artificiality in behavior.
an artifice or artful device: the innumerable arts and wiles of politics.
(in printed matter) illustrative or decorative material: Is there any art with the copy for this story?
Archaic. science, learning, or scholarship.
Verb Phrases
art up,to improve the aesthetic quality of (something) through some form of art: This dress is so plain, it could use some arting up.I had an interior designer art up my apartment.
Origin of art
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First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English, from Old French, accusative of ars, from Latin ars (nominative), artem (accusative) “skill, craft, craftsmanship”