Synonyms for art
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Noun
1. Artistry
artistry, artifice, cunning, subtlety, craftiness, ingenuity, prowess, dexterity, cleverness, astuteness, guile, address, readiness, shrewdness, wile, adroitness, artfulness, skill dated, wiliness rare
Definitions
- n. 1
The conscious production or arrangement of sounds, colours, forms, movements, or other elements in a manner that affects the senses and emotions, usually specifically the production of the beautiful in a graphic or plastic medium.
There is a debate as to whether graffiti is art or vandalism.
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Forms
- Plural
- arts → artistries, artifices, cunnings, subtleties…
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Artist, artificer and artisan are all from the root of art, but artist holds to the esthetic sense, while artificer and artisan follow the mechanical or industrial sense of the word (see ART under SCIENCE).
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- prowess Men sometimes overestimate their sexual prowess.
- artistry Translation is as much artistry as it is comprehension.
- subtlety Subtlety has never been your strong suit.
- artifice The language of truth must be, with no doubt, simple and without artifice.
- science Advances in science don't always benefit humanity.
- craft Flower arranging is a traditional craft in Japan.
By length
- 4 letters
- wile1
- 5 letters
- trade1, skill1, craft1, guile1
- 6 letters
- deceit2
- 7 letters
- science2, calling2, address2, cunning2, prowess2, technic2
- 8 letters
- business2, graphics2, artistry3, subtlety3, artifice3, wiliness
- 9 letters
- sculpture2, readiness3, engraving3, ingenuity5, dexterity4
- 10 letters
- profession3, cleverness3, shrewdness2, craftiness, astuteness3, adroitness, artfulness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (deceit2 = 2 syllables).