artyart‧y /ˈɑːti $ ˈɑːrti/ British English, art‧sy /ˈɑːtsi $ ˈɑːrt-/ American English adjective 
- Jake's having a party for all his arty friends.
- Filmgoers, unfortunately, are subjected to the unnecessary trauma of seeing the brutal crime depicted from arty camera angles.
- He probably comes across as arty and a bit careless, but it's much worse than that.
- It's a cool drinking venue, with a noir dress code observed by the arty crowd and staff.
- Major and I were great pals; he thought I was the farthest thing from an arty type.
- Phil goes out to dig Denver and gets hung-up with arty types.
- That orange dress would be lovely at a party, but it makes you look a bit arty and hippy.
someone who is very interested in the arts► cultured knowing a lot about art, literature, music etc: · Sempaio is a highly cultured lawyer with a love of classical music.· The Art Nouveau Cafe is a popular meeting place for the city's cultured classes.
► patron of the arts someone who supports the arts, especially with money: · A genuine culture lover, the Prime Minister was a patron of the arts on a grand scale.· Performances are sponsored by fast food restaurants and other unlikely patrons of the arts.
► culture vulture informal someone who is very interested in all the arts - use this to talk about people like this: · While the culture vultures looked round the ruined temples, the rest of us headed straight for the beach.· He's a bit of a culture vulture - he goes to the theatre just about every week.
► arty British /artsy American someone who is interested in or knows about art and culture - use this when you do not approve of people like this: · Jake's having a party for all his arty friends.arty-farty/artsy-fartsy: · He thought of the band as just an artsy-fartsy bunch of students pretending to play rock 'n' roll.
nounartartistartistryadjectiveartisticartyadverbartistically
He was one of those arty types.2intended for, or used by people who are interested in art, film, theatre etc: