Art

Quick meaning: Art is a noun meaning (uncountable) The creative and emotional expression of mental imagery, such as visual, auditory, social, etc.

Meaning

(uncountable) The creative and emotional expression of mental imagery, such as visual, auditory, social, etc.

More Meanings

1. (countable) Skillful creative activity, usually with an aesthetic focus.
2. (uncountable) The study and the product of these processes.
3. (uncountable) Aesthetic value.
4. (uncountable) Artwork.
5. (countable) A field or category of art, such as painting, sculpture, music, ballet, or literature.
6. (countable) (often in dichotomy with science) A subject understood best through intuition rather than methodology.
7. (uncountable) 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.

Example Sentences

He's at university to study art.

She's mastered the art of programming.

Sotheby's regularly auctions art for millions.

Her photographs are nice, but there's no art in them.

Word Forms

• arts

Synonyms for art

Depending on context, synonyms include craft, prowess, artistry, artwork, graphics.

Antonyms for art

Common opposites include nature, subsistence.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include artistry, artwork, graphics, prowess, artistic, artist.

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