art
noun
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Definition of art
(Entry 1 of 5)
1
: skill acquired by experience, study, or observation
the art of making friends
3
: an occupation requiring knowledge or skill
the art of organ building
4a
: the conscious use of skill and creative imagination especially in the production of aesthetic objects
the art of painting landscapes
also
: works so produced
a gallery for modern art
5a
archaic
: a skillful plan
b
: the quality or state of being artful (see artful sense 2a)
6
: decorative or illustrative elements in printed matter
art
adjectiveDefinition of art (Entry 2 of 5)
: produced as an artistic effort or for decorative purposes
an art film art dolls art music
art
\ ˈärt
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Definition of art (Entry 3 of 5)
archaic present tense second-person singular of be
art
abbreviationDefinition of art (Entry 4 of 5)
1
article
2
artificial
3
artillery
-art
noun suffixDefinition of -art (Entry 5 of 5)
— see -ard
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Examples of art in a Sentence
Noun
a piece of modern art It's a remarkable picture, but is it art? The museum has a large collection of folk art. He studied art in college.
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
On a single-night, triple-header CNN event this summer, two out of three candidates professed their love of the self-care arts. — Ben Terris, Washington Post, "In the Kale Smoothie Era of Democratic politics, 2020 candidates race to embody self-care," 25 Aug. 2019 Live music, dance and art merge in this nonbinary, womxn of color performance installation on Aug. 31 from 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. at the Free Center, 460 New Britain Ave. — Courant Staff, courant.com, "Six things to do this week," 25 Aug. 2019 Tanesha Childs is in her second year of teaching art in a Birmingham City school. — al, "Sen. Doug Jones: Teacher shortage is ‘very complicated’," 24 Aug. 2019 Here's six pieces of body art that football fanatics could be getting by the close of play this season. — SI.com, "6 Football-Related Tattoos Fans Could Potentially Get This Season," 24 Aug. 2019 The Koch Cultural Trust funds the arts and provides grants to artists and musicians. — Ephrat Livni, Quartz, "This is the Koch Brothers empire," 23 Aug. 2019 Nearly a year after the millage vote, the museum’s art was at risk of liquidation to creditors in the city of Detroit's historic bankruptcy. — Scott Talley, Detroit Free Press, "Lifetime achievement award winner isn't done giving back | Shining Light Awards," 23 Aug. 2019 The 2020-21 poet laureate’s role is to elevate the awareness of Santa Clara County residents around poetry and to help celebrate the literary arts. — Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, "Campbell community briefs for the week of Aug. 23," 23 Aug. 2019 Also new to the campus are a lunch shelter, playground equipment, outdoor learning environments and rooms to accommodate dance, band and art. — Lilly Nguyen, Daily Pilot, "Ocean View celebrates reopening of rebranded Westmont Elementary Visual and Performing Arts Academy," 22 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'art.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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art
noun