⇒ an exhibition of modern art一场现代艺术展 (yī chǎng xiàndài yìshùzhǎn)
(u) (= activity of drawing, painting etc) 美术(術) (měishù)
⇒ I've never been any good at art.我一向对美术不在行。 (Wǒ yīxiàng duì měishù bù zàiháng.)
(c) (= skill) 技艺(藝) (jìyì) (项, xiàng)
cpd
[exhibition, collection, student]艺(藝)术(術) (yìshù)
cpd
arts[graduate, student, course]文科 (wénkē)
work of art艺(藝)术(術)品 (yìshùpǐn)
the art of survival生存的技巧 (shēngcún de jìqiǎo)
Derived Forms
artsn pl
: the arts (= creative activities) 艺(藝)术(術)活动(動) (yìshù huódòng)
⇒ a patron of the arts一位艺术活动赞助人 (yī wèi yìshù huódòng zànzhùrén)
(in education) 文科 (wénkē)
art
(ɑːʳt)
Word forms: plural arts
1. uncountable noun
Art consists of paintings, sculpture, and other pictures or objects which are created for people to look at and admire or think deeply about.
...the first exhibition of such art in the West.
...contemporary and modern American art.
...Whitechapel Art Gallery.
Synonyms: artwork, style of art, fine art, creativity More Synonyms of art
2. uncountable noun
Art is the activity or educational subject that consists of creating paintings, sculptures, and other pictures or objectsfor people to look at and admire or think deeply about.
...a painter, content to be left alone with her all-absorbing art.
...Farnham College of Art and Design.
...art lessons.
3. variable noun
Thearts are activities such as music, painting, literature, cinema, and dance, which people can take part in for enjoyment, or to create works which express serious meanings or ideas of beauty.
Catherine the Great was a patron of the arts and sciences.
...the Arts Council of Great Britain.
...the Wexner Centre for the Visual Arts.
...the art of cinema. [+ of]
4. plural noun [oft NOUN noun]
At a university or college, arts are subjects such as history, literature, or languages in contrast to scientific subjects.
...arts and social science graduates.
...the Faculty of Arts.
5. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Arts or art is used in the names of theatres or cinemas which show plays or films that are intendedto make the audience think deeply about the content, and not simply to entertain them.
...the Cambridge Arts Cinema.
6. countable noun
If you describe an activity as an art, you mean that it requires skill and that people learn to do it by instinct or experience, rather than by learning facts or rules.
Fishing is an art.
...the unscientific arts of seduction and romance.
Synonyms: skill, knowledge, method, facility More Synonyms of art
7.
Art is an old-fashioned form of the second person singular of the present tense of the verb be1.
Father, I know thou art aware of me at all times.
8. See also Bachelor of Arts, fine art, martial art, Master of Arts, state-of-the-art, work of art
More Synonyms of art
art in British English1
(ɑːt)
noun
1.
a.
the creation of works of beauty or other special significance
b.
(as modifier)
an art movement
2.
the exercise of human skill (as distinguished from nature)
3.
imaginative skill as applied to representations of the natural world or figments of the imagination
4.
a.
the products of humankind's creative activities; works of art collectively, esp of the visual arts, sometimes also music, drama, dance, and literature
b.
(as modifier)
an art gallery
See also arts, fine art
5.
excellence or aesthetic merit of conception or execution as exemplified by such works
6.
any branch of the visual arts, esp painting
7. (modifier)
intended to be artistic or decorative
art needlework
8.
a.
any field using the techniques of art to display artistic qualities
advertising art
b.
(as modifier)
an art film
9. journalism
photographs or other illustrations in a newspaper, etc
10.
method, facility, or knack
the art of threading a needle
the art of writing letters
11.
the system of rules or principles governing a particular human activity
the art of government
12.
artfulness; cunning
13. get something down to a fine art
Word origin
C13: from Old French, from Latin ars craftsmanship
art in British English2
(ɑːt)
verb
archaic(used with the pronoun thou) a singular form of the present tense (indicative mood) of be1
Word origin
Old English eart, part of bēon to be
ART in British English
abbreviation for
assisted reproductive technology
-art in British English
suffix forming nouns
a variant of -ard
-art in American English
(ərt)
-ard
braggart
art in American English1
(ɑːrt)
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. See arts
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
Word origin
[1175–1225; ME ‹ OF, acc. of ars ‹ L ars (nom.), artem (acc.)]
art in American English2
(ɑːrt)
verb
archaic2nd pers. sing. pres. indic. of be
Word origin
[bef. 950; ME; OE eart, equiv. to ear- ( see are1) + -t ending of 2nd pers. sing.]
More idioms containing
art
have something down to a fine art
Examples of 'art' in a sentence
art
The research also showed that art seemed to be enhanced simply by thinking that it is so.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Who knew there was so much to learn about the art of omelette making?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
All between is the domain of beauty and art.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
You really cannot write off a football club that has made an art form of hanging on.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
His interest was partly sparked after seeing how the arts made people more understanding of others.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
His casual mastery of the art was rather pleasing.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Arts and social science students account for the biggest share of places but the physical and life sciences are not far behind.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It's sharing his eminent collection of Japanese art and showing its influence on his own work.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
He studied American literature and fine art and looks like a GQ model.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Show people that art is for them and it becomes so.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Those were my first steps towards the art of dance.
Carlos Acosta No Way Home: A Cuban Dancer's Tale (2007)
To many people in the art world it made perfect sense.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
People who were not interested in contemporary art are interested now.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
This show raised ritual humiliation to an art form.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Think performance art rather than pure dance and enjoy.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
They have come to this unlikely location for a weekend crash course in the art of seduction.
The Sun (2008)
There will also be arts and crafts workshops and magic shows.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
But that is where art and literature happen.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The art and the beauty should be part of it as well.
The Sun (2011)
It is in the nature of street art that these lovingly crafted masterpieces will bewashed away.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
This sensibility was powerfully expressed in the art and literature of the movement.
Christianity Today (2000)
There is not an atom of visual art in any of this rubbish.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The art alone is amazing on some.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The art and the science of making copies of items has evolved hugely.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
She studied history of art at university.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Visitors cannot expect an array of great art works to admire.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Her life as a distinguished art critic and writer and as an influential politician seemed to be over.
Paul Preston DOVES OF WAR: Four Women of Spain (2002)
He enjoyed the convivial and intellectual aspects of college life and he was the college curator of art.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He is said to have assembled a bunch of fellow martial arts experts to carry out the spectacular heist.
The Sun (2008)
But the point is that an art dealer had once again been positioned in the centre of fashionable life.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The spectator peers over the art historian 's shoulder as he works.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
There's something very creative about his art and you can see he is highly intelligent.
The Sun (2012)
Quotations
Art is a jealous mistressRalph Waldo EmersonConduct of Life
All art constantly aspires towards the condition of musicWalter PaterStudies in the History of the Renaissance
Art is a lie that makes us realise the truthPablo Picasso
In art the best is good enoughJohann Wolfgang von GoetheItalienische Reise
Life is short, the art longHippocratesAphorisms
Art does not reproduce the visible; rather, it makes visiblePaul KleeInward Vision
Art is a revolt against fateAndré MalrauxLes Voix du silence
Art is...pattern informed by sensibilityHerbert ReadThe Meaning of Art
We must have ... art for art's sake ... the beautiful cannot be the way to what is useful, or to what is good, or to what is holy; it leads only to itselfVictor CousinSorbonne lecture, 1818
It's clever, but is it Art?Rudyard KiplingThe Conundrum of the Workshops
Art is meant to disturb. Science reassuresGeorges BraquePensées sur l'art
a product of the untalented, sold by the unprincipled to the utterly bewilderedAl Capp (of abstract art)
Formerly, painting and sculpture were combined in the same work; the ancients paintedtheir statues. The only present alliance between the two arts is that the modern painter chisels his patronsAmbrose BierceThe Devil's Dictionary
True art selects and paraphrases, but seldom gives a verbatim translationThomas Bailey AldrichPonkapog Papers
Art enlarges experience by admitting us to the inner life of othersWalter LippmannThe Golden Rule and After
In other languages
art
British English: art /ɑːt/ NOUN
Art is paintings, drawings, and sculpture which are beautiful or which express an artist's ideas.
...contemporary art.
American English: art
Arabic: فَنّ مهارة
Brazilian Portuguese: arte
Chinese: 艺术
Croatian: umjetnost
Czech: umění
Danish: kunst
Dutch: kunst
European Spanish: arte
Finnish: taide
French: art
German: Kunst
Greek: τέχνη
Italian: arte
Japanese: 美術
Korean: 예술
Norwegian: kunst
Polish: sztuka dziedzina
European Portuguese: arte
Romanian: artă
Russian: искусство
Latin American Spanish: arte
Swedish: konst
Thai: ศิลปะ
Turkish: sanat
Ukrainian: мистецтво
Vietnamese: nghệ thuật
All related terms of 'art'
fine art
fine arts 美术(術) měishù
art college
美术(術)学(學)院 měishù xuéyuàn [ 所 suǒ ]
art gallery
( large, national ) 美术(術)馆(館) měishùguǎn [ 个(個) gè ]
art school
= art college
martial art
武术(術) wǔshù
work of art
艺(藝)术(術)品 yìshùpǐn
the art of survival
生存的技巧 shēngcún de jìqiǎo
she knows a lot about art
她对(對)艺(藝)术(術)懂得很多 tā duì yìshù dǒng de hěn duō
a lover of art or an art lover
钟(鐘)爱(愛)艺(藝)术(術)的人 zhōng'ài yìshù de rén
gallery
( public art gallery 美术(術)馆(館) měishùguǎn [ 个(個) gè ] ; (: private ) 画(畫)廊 huàláng [ 个(個) gè ]
he's got it down to a fine art
他对(對)此游(遊)刃有余(餘) tā duìcǐ yóu rèn yǒu yú
I don't hold with all this modern art
我不赞(讚)同现(現)代艺(藝)术(術) wǒ bù zàntóng xiàndài yìshù
1 (noun)
Definition
any branch of the visual arts, esp. painting
the first exhibition of such art in the West
Synonyms
artwork
The artwork for the book was done by an old friend of ours.
style of art
fine art
creativity
2 (noun)
Definition
skill
the art of romance
Synonyms
skill
The cut of a diamond depends on the skill of its craftsman.
knowledge
method
facility
They shared a facility for languages.
craft
Lilyanne learned her craft of cooking from her grandmother.
profession
expertise
the lack of management expertise within the company
competence
I regard her as a woman of integrity and high professional competence.
accomplishment
She can now add basketball to her list of accomplishments.
mastery
He demonstrated his mastery of political manoeuvring.
knack
He's got the knack of getting people to listen.
ingenuity
This task is difficult and may require some ingenuity.
finesse
aptitude
artistry
his artistry as a cellist
artifice (archaic)
a combination of theatrical artifice and dazzling cinematic movement
virtuosity
At that time, his virtuosity on the trumpet had no parallel in jazz.
dexterity
He showed great dexterity on the guitar.
cleverness
The artist demonstrates a cleverness with colours and textures.
adroitness
He governed with an adroitness that earned him the nickname `old fox'.
3 (noun)
Synonyms
cunning
an example of the cunning of modern art thieves
deceit
The suspect was found guilty of theft, fraud and deceit on an incredible scale.
guile
I love children's innocence and lack of guile.
artifice
the artifice and illusion of sleight-of-hand card tricks
trickery
They will resort to trickery in order to impress their clients.
duplicity
He was guilty of duplicity in his private dealings.
astuteness
With characteristic astuteness, she spoke separately to all involved.
craftiness
It all points to a criminal mind of almost diabolical craftiness.
artfulness
wiliness
subject word lists
See Art styles and movementsSee Art equipment
Quotations
Art is a jealous mistress [Ralph Waldo Emerson – Conduct of Life]All art constantly aspires towards the condition of music [Walter Pater – Studies in the History of the Renaissance]Art is a lie that makes us realise the truth [Pablo Picasso]In art the best is good enough [Johann Wolfgang von Goethe – Italienische Reise]Life is short, the art long [Hippocrates – Aphorisms]Art does not reproduce the visible; rather, it makes visible [Paul Klee – Inward Vision]Art is a revolt against fate [André Malraux – Les Voix du silence]Art is...pattern informed by sensibility [Herbert Read – The Meaning of Art]We must have ... art for art's sake ... the beautiful cannot be the way to what is useful, or to what is good, or to what is holy; it leads only to itself [Victor Cousin – Sorbonne lecture, 1818]It's clever, but is it Art? [Rudyard Kipling – The Conundrum of the Workshops]Art is meant to disturb. Science reassures [Georges Braque – Pensées sur l'art]a product of the untalented, sold by the unprincipled to the utterly bewildered [Al Capp (of abstract art)]Formerly, painting and sculpture were combined in the same work; the ancients painted their statues. The only present alliance between the two arts is that the modern painter chisels his patrons [Ambrose Bierce – The Devil's Dictionary]True art selects and paraphrases, but seldom gives a verbatim translation [Thomas Bailey Aldrich – Ponkapog Papers]Art enlarges experience by admitting us to the inner life of others [Walter Lippmann – The Golden Rule and After]
Additional synonyms
in the sense of accomplishment
Definition
personal abilities or skills
She can now add basketball to her list of accomplishments.
Synonyms
talent,
art,
ability,
skill,
gift,
achievement,
craft,
faculty,
capability,
forte,
attainment,
proficiency
in the sense of adroitness
He governed with an adroitness that earned him the nickname `old fox'.
Synonyms
skill,
ability,
craft,
expertise,
cunning,
mastery,
knack,
ingenuity,
proficiency,
dexterity,
cleverness,
deftness,
nimbleness,
aptness,
artfulness,
adeptness,
quick-wittedness,
ingeniousness,
masterfulness,
ableness,
skilfulness,
address
in the sense of artifice
Definition
skill or cleverness
a combination of theatrical artifice and dazzling cinematic movement