Art | Mean of art in English Dictionary

/ˈɑɚt/

• Noun
• something that is created with imagination and skill and that is beautiful or that expresses important ideas or feelings
1. a piece of modern/contemporary art
2. It's a remarkable picture, but is it art?
• works created by artists
1. the art [=artwork] of Salvador Dalí
2. The museum has a large collection of folk art.
3. African/Japanese/Mayan art
4. art history
5. art objects
6. an art museum/gallery
7. an art collector/lover
8. She prefers art films to Hollywood blockbusters.
• the methods and skills used for painting, sculpting, drawing, etc.
1. He studied art in college.
2. an art teacher/program

• an activity that is done to create something beautiful or to express important ideas or feelings
1. She studied the art of drawing/painting/dance.
2. dance, drama, and other art forms
3. the performing/visual/graphic arts
• painting, sculpture, music, theater, literature, etc., considered as a group of activities done by people with skill and imagination
1. She's a patron of the arts.
2. He wants the government to increase its funding for the arts.
• a skill that someone learns through experience or study
1. He never learned the art of making friends. [=he never learned how to make friends]
2. She's a master of the art of conversation. [=she is very good at conversation]
3. There's an art to cooking that comes only with practice.
4. Writing letters has become something of a lost art. [=not many people write letters any more]
5. He seems to have elevated stupidity to an art form. [=he is very stupid]
• an activity that requires special knowledge or skill
1. Shipbuilding is both an art and a science.
2. the art of navigation
• areas of study (such as history, language, and literature) that are intended to develop the mind in a general way
1. a bachelor of arts
2. the College of Arts and Sciences