art | Definition of art

Synonyms and Antonyms of art

1 an occupation requiring skillful use of the hands

one of the country's finest practitioners of the art of cabinetmaking

Synonyms of art

craft, handcraft, handicraft, trade

Words Related to art

calling, métier (also metier), occupation, profession, vocation

2 subtle or imaginative ability in inventing, devising, or executing something

while some people see it simply as mindless fun or exercise, there is an art to skateboarding

Synonyms of art

adeptness, adroitness, artfulness, artifice, artistry, cleverness, craft, cunning, deftness, masterfulness, skill, skillfulness

Words Related to art

dexterity, ease, finesse, handiness

experience, expertise, expertness, know-how, proficiency

creativity, ingenuity, inventiveness, knowledge, learning

aptitude, bent, flair, gift, knack, talent

Near Antonyms of art

amateurishness, awkwardness, clumsiness, crudeness, klutziness, rudeness

inability, inadequacy, inadequateness, incapability, incapacity, incompetence, ineffectiveness, ineffectuality, ineffectualness, inefficacy, inefficiency

Antonyms of art

artlessness, ineptitude, ineptness, maladroitness