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- [ahr-tee]
- /ˈɑr ti/
- /ˈɑː.ti/
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- [ahr-tee]
- /ˈɑr ti/
Definitions of arty word
- adjective arty Someone who is arty seems very interested in drama, film, music, poetry, or painting. People often describe someone as arty when they want to suggest that the person is pretentious. 3
- adjective arty having an ostentatious or affected interest in or desire to imitate artists or artistic standards 3
- adjective arty having or showing artistic pretensions 3
- abbreviation ARTY artillery 3
- adjective arty characterized by a showy, pretentious, and often spurious display of artistic interest, manner, or mannerism. 1
- noun arty a male given name, form of Arthur. 1
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Origin of arty
First appearance:
before 1900 One of the 17% newest English words
First recorded in 1900-05; art1 + -y1
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Parts of speech for Arty
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
arty popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
arty usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for arty
adj arty
- pretentious — characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved: a pretentious, self-important waiter.
- affected — If you describe someone's behaviour as affected, you disapprove of the fact that they behave in an unnatural way that is intended to impress other people.
- deceptive — If something is deceptive, it encourages you to believe something which is not true.
- illusory — causing illusion; deceptive; misleading.
- imitative — imitating; copying; given to imitation.
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