ALL meanings of art
art
A a - noun plural art At a university or college, arts are subjects such as history, literature, or languages in contrast to scientific subjects. 5
- variable noun art The arts are activities such as music, painting, literature, cinema, and dance, which people can take part in for enjoyment, or to create works which express serious meanings or ideas of beauty. 5
- countable noun art If you describe an activity as an art, you mean that it requires skill and that people learn to do it by instinct or experience, rather than by learning facts or rules. 5
- noun art any branch of the visual arts, esp painting 4
- noun art Art is an old-fashioned form of the second person singular of the present tense of the verb be1. 4
- noun art the creation of works of beauty or other special significance 4
- noun art (as modifier) 4
- noun art imaginative skill as applied to representations of the natural world or figments of the imagination 4
- noun art the products of man's creative activities; works of art collectively, esp of the visual arts, sometimes also music, drama, dance, and literature 4
- noun art excellence or aesthetic merit of conception or execution as exemplified by such works 4
- adjective art Arts or art is used in the names of theatres or cinemas which show plays or films that are intended to make the audience think deeply about the content, and not simply to entertain them. 4
- noun art intended to be artistic or decorative 4
- noun art any field using the techniques of art to display artistic qualities 4
- noun art photographs or other illustrations in a newspaper, etc 4
- noun art method, facility, or knack 4
- abbreviation ART assisted reproductive technology 4
- noun art human ability to make things; creativity of man as distinguished from the world of nature 4
- noun art skill; craftsmanship 4
- noun art any specific skill or its application 4
- uncountable noun art Art is the activity or educational subject that consists of creating paintings, sculptures, and other pictures or objects for people to look at and admire or think deeply about. 4
- abbreviation ART artificial 4
- abbreviation ART article 4
- adjective art of or for works of art or artists 4
- noun art sly or cunning trick; wile 4
- noun art artful behavior; cunning 4
- noun art the liberal arts (literature, music, philosophy, etc.) as distinguished from the sciences 4
- noun art learning 4
- noun art pictorial and decorative material accompanying the text in a newspaper, magazine, or advertising layout 4
- noun art products of creative work; paintings, statues, etc. 4
- noun art creative work or its principles; a making or doing of things that display form, beauty, and unusual perception: art includes painting, sculpture, architecture, music, literature, drama, the dance, etc. 4
- noun art a branch of learning 3
- noun art any branch of creative work, esp. painting, drawing, or work in any other graphic or plastic medium 3
- noun art the exercise of human skill (as distinguished from nature) 3
- noun art the system of rules or principles governing a particular human activity 3
- noun art artfulness; cunning 3
- noun art any craft, trade, or profession, or its principles 3
- intransitive verb art be 3
- uncountable noun art Art consists of paintings, sculpture, and other pictures or objects which are created for people to look at and admire or think deeply about. 3
- verb art 2nd person singular present indicative of be. 2
- noun art not nature 2
- adjective art non commercial 2
- noun plural art visual and performing arts 2
- noun art skill 2
- noun art painting, sculpture, etc. 2
- abbreviation ART artist. 2
- noun art relating to painting, sculpture, etc. 1
- noun plural art humanities subjects 1
- noun art The expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power. 1
- noun art See me. 1
- abbreviation ART artillery. 1