Art meaning

What does “art” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“art” is a noun with 4 meanings. Its most common meaning is: the products of human creativity; works of art collectively.

art

noun

  1. the products of human creativity; works of art collectively

    “an art exhibition”

    “a collection of fine art”

    Synonymsfine art
  2. the creation of beautiful or significant things

    “art does not need to be innovative to be good”

    “I was never any good at art”

  3. a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation

    “the art of conversation”

    “it's quite an art”

  4. photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication

    “the publisher was responsible for all the artwork in the book”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University