art

Plural

arts

1. 1.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.

   • There is a debate as to whether graffiti is art or vandalism.
   • "I tell her what Donald Hall says: that the problem with workshops is that they trivialize art by minimizing the terror."

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

3. 3.Skillful creative activity, usually with an aesthetic focus.

   • She's mastered the art of programming.

4. 4.The study and the product of these processes.

   • He's at university to study art.

Overall

Very common· #447

By learning goal

Everyday conversation

Uncommon

General reading & writing

Very common

Academic

Common

Literature

Uncommon

Word family

• article
• artist