art (n.)

  1. the products of human creativity; works of art collectively; an art exhibition; a fine collection of art

    [ Syn: fine 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; he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully

    [ Syn: artistic creation , artistic production ]

  3. a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation; the art of conversation; its quite an art

    [ Syn: artistry , prowess ]

  4. photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication; the publisher was responsible for all the artwork in the book

    [ Syn: artwork , graphics , nontextual matter ]

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