art

/ɑ:t/
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Definition
  1. Noun:
    • The creation of beautiful or significant things: "Art" refers to the human activity of making things that have form and beauty, or that express important ideas or feelings.
    • Works produced by such skill and imagination: "Art" also means the collection of objects, such as paintings, sculptures, or drawings, that are created to be beautiful or to express ideas.
    • A skill acquired by experience, study, or observation: "Art" can describe a superior ability in doing something, especially one that requires practice and knowledge.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun:
    • She studied the history of Western art. (She learned about the history of Western creative works.)
    • Painting is both a passion and a form of art for him. (Painting is both a strong interest and a type of creative expression for him.)
    • There is an art to making a good cup of tea. (Making a good cup of tea requires a particular skill.)
Advanced Usage
  • "state of the art": the highest level of development, as of a device or technique, achieved at a particular time.
    • The new smartphone features state-of-the-art technology. (The new smartphone has the most advanced technology currently available.)
  • "art for art's sake": the idea that art needs no justification beyond its own existence and beauty.
    • The poet believed in the principle of art for art's sake. (The poet believed art should be created for its own value, not for a moral or political purpose.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Artist (n): a person who creates art, such as a painter or sculptor.
    • The artist displayed her sculptures in the gallery.
  • Artistic (adj): having or showing creative skill.
    • She has an artistic talent for drawing.
  • Artwork (n): illustrations, photographs, or other non-textual material prepared for inclusion in a publication.
    • The book's artwork was done by a famous illustrator.
Synonyms
  • Craft: an activity involving skill in making things by hand.
  • Skill: the ability to do something well.
  • Creativity: the use of imagination or original ideas to create something.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

(Note: "Art" is primarily a noun and does not commonly form phrasal verbs. The following are related idiomatic phrases.)

Related Idioms
  • Have/get something down to a fine art: to be able to do something very skillfully and efficiently through practice.
    • After years of practice, she has baking bread down to a fine art. (She can bake bread very skillfully and efficiently.)
  • Art is long, life is short: a saying meaning that the work of creating art takes a very long time, but a human life is too short to master it fully.
Noun
  1. photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication
    • the publisher was responsible for all the artwork in the book
  2. a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation
    • the art of conversation
    • it's quite an art
  3. 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
  4. the products of human creativity; works of art collectively
    • an art exhibition
    • a fine collection of art

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