art
1 [ahrt] Show IPA Pronunciation–noun
1. | the quality, production, expression, or realm, according to aesthetic principles, of what is beautiful, appealing, or of more than ordinary significance. |
2. | the class of objects subject to aesthetic criteria; works of art collectively, as paintings, sculptures, or drawings: a museum of art; an art collection. |
3. | a field, genre, or category of art: Dance is an art. |
4. | the fine arts collectively, often excluding architecture: art and architecture. |
5. | any field using the skills or techniques of art: advertising art; industrial art. |
6. | (in printed matter) illustrative or decorative material: Is there any art with the copy for this story? |
7. | the principles or methods governing any craft or branch of learning: the art of baking; the art of selling. |
8. | the craft or trade using these principles or methods. |
9. | skill in conducting any human activity: a master at the art of conversation. |
10. | a branch of learning or university study, esp. one of the fine arts or the humanities, as music, philosophy, or literature. |
11. | arts,
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12. | skilled workmanship, execution, or agency, as distinguished from nature. |
13. | trickery; cunning: glib and devious art. |
14. | studied action; artificiality in behavior. |
15. | an artifice or artful device: the innumerable arts and wiles of politics. |
16. | Archaic. science, learning, or scholarship. |
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