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Art Television Works Noun Bre ɑːt ɑːrt Modern/Contemporary/American

Word art
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ɑːt / NAmE / ɑːrt /
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  • modern/contemporary/american art
  • an art critic/historian/lover
  • can we call television art?
  • stolen works of art
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art

(noun)BrE / ɑːt / NAmE / ɑːrt /
  1. the use of the imagination to express ideas or feelings, particularly in painting, drawing or sculpture
    • see also clip art
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/clip-art
    • modern/contemporary/American art
    • an art critic/historian/lover
    • Can we call television art?
    • stolen works of art
    • Her performance displayed great art.
  2. examples of objects such as paintings, drawings or sculptures
    • an art gallery/exhibition
    • a collection of art and antiques
  3. the skill of creating objects such as paintings and drawings, especially when you study it
    • She's good at art and design.
    • an art teacher/student/college/class
  4. art, music, theatre, literature, etc. when you think of them as a group
    • see also performing arts
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/the-performing-arts
    • lottery funding for the arts
  5. a type of visual or performing art
    • Dance is a very theatrical art.
  6. the subjects you can study at school or university that are not scientific, such as languages, history or literature
    • compare science
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/science
    • an arts degree
  7. an ability or a skill that you can develop with training and practice
    • a therapist trained in the art of healing
    • Letter-writing is a lost art nowadays.
    • Appearing confident at interviews is quite an art (= rather difficult).
  8. to learn to do something well and efficiently
    • I spend so much time travelling that I've got packing down to a fine art.

    Extra Examples

    • Cinema became accepted as an art form.
    • He created cover art and illustrations for the magazine.
    • He was a noted art collector.
    • His art style was less radical than his contemporaries.
    • I’ve never mastered the art of making bread.
    • Many people from the art world attended the funeral.
    • Michelangelo’s Pietà is a magnificent work of art.
    • She has the business of buying presents down to a fine art.
    • Social interaction is increasingly becoming a lost art.
    • Television has ruined the art of conversation.
    • The castle houses one of the finest art collections in Britain.
    • The museum normally showcases Western art.
    • The open art exhibition will allow new artists to exhibit their work.
    • Will real life ever imitate art the way Hollywood wishes it would?
    • a liberal arts degree
    • an exhibition of Peruvian arts and crafts
    • one of the greatest works of art ever produced
    • the Impressionist art movement
    • the New York art scene
    • Appearing confident at interviews is quite an art.
    • Painting is the art of reaching the soul through the eyes.
    • Teach your teenager the art of compromise.
    • the art of conversation/communication/persuasion/negotiation/compromise/healing/listening/love
    • the art of fiction/poetry/painting/film

    Word Origin

    • noun Middle English: via Old French from Latin ars, art-.
Copyright This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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