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Synonyms for arts

  • noun

Most common

liberal arts humanities

All synonyms

Noun

humanities, liberal arts

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The humanities. The study of languages and literature.

Related words

Word family
arty
Phrases
household arts liberal arts fine arts domestic arts graphic arts servile arts industrial arts beaux-arts

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Arts or Art?

Art in the industrial sense is a system of rules and accepted methods for the accomplishment of some practical result; as, the art of printing; collectively, the arts.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • humanities The study of philosophy belongs to the humanities.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
artssteady
humanitiessteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

10 letters
humanities4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (humanities4 = 4 syllables).