Art synonyms
Category:
Part of speech:
magnum opus (Latin)
The product of art, sense 2
Artistic quality or craft:
A reasoned purpose; an intent:
The definition of an artifice is a skill or craft that is clever but often manipulative or tricky.
Displays of skillfulness or ease of ability.
A figure, image or idea that substitutes reality.
The result of mentally abstracting an idea; the results of said process.
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An occupation or trade requiring manual dexterity or skilled artistry.
Work in the graphic or plastic arts, especially small handmade decorative or artistic objects.
The definition of ingenuity is the quality of being clever, creative or imaginative.
A picture or image that is used to decorate or clarify a text.
Such acts practiced as a graphic art form.
A skill, talent, or capacity:
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Devotion of time or attention to the improvement of (something)
Skill and grace in physical movement, especially in the use of the hands; adroitness.
Something derived or copied from an original, often in an inferior way:
architecture (related)
A style of construction
A representation or description:
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dance (related)
The definition of a dance is a group of rhythmic movements and steps set to music or a social gathering where people participate in rhythmic movements and steps set to music.
sculpture (related)
The art or practice of shaping figures or designs in the round or in relief, as by chiseling marble, modeling clay, or casting in metal.
A work of outstanding creativity, skill or workmanship.
The quality of being a craftsman.
objet d'art (both French)
The product of art, sense 2
Music is a form of art that combines vocal or instrumental sounds to create a composition.
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The mathematics of integers, rational numbers, real numbers, or complex numbers under the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Skill or creative power
The style and forms of art, literature, architecture, etc. of the Renaissance
artisanship
The state or quality associated with being an artisan
A special talent or skill, especially one difficult to explain or teach:
(Obs.) natural philosophy
Something that belongs to the past:
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A branch or kind of business:
(Computer science) The amount of useful work accomplished by a computer system compared to the time and resources used.
(Psychology) The unconscious mental representation of one thing by another
sculpting
The act or product of one who sculpts; sculpture.
The quality of being artful or of acting in an artful manner.
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artistic creation
the creation of beautiful or significant things
sienese
Native or inhabitant of Siena
suprematism
A school and theory of geometric abstract art that originated in Russia in the early 1900s and influenced constructivism.
(Obs.) An evil plan or scheme
An ability or talent; an aptitude:
The definition of a description is a statement that gives details about someone or something.
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The branch of philosophy dealing with correct reasoning, describing relationships among propositions in terms of implication, contradiction, contrariety, conversion, etc.
unskill (antonym)
(Obsolete) Foolish conduct; wrongdoing.
ard (related)
One that habitually or excessively is in a specified condition or performs a specified action:
Proficiency, facility, or dexterity that is acquired or developed through training or experience:
The act of delineating; depiction
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fauvism
A French expressionist movement in painting at the beginning of the 20th cent., involving Matisse, Derain, Vlaminck, etc.: it was characterized by bold distortion of form and the use of strong, pure color
Full command of a subject of study:
The definition of a simulation is a model or representative example of something.
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An artistic representation of an abstract quality as a human
The style characteristic of a primitive artist.
métier
Activity pursued as a livelihood
A cultural movement that began in neutral Zürich, Switzerland, during World War I and peaked from 1916 to 1920, which involved visual arts, literature (poetry, art manifestos, art theory), theatre, and graphic design, which concentrated its anti-war politic through a rejection of the prevailing standards in art through anti-art cultural works.
restany
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representationalism
The theory or practice of representational art
arts (related)
printmaking (related)
fine-arts (related)
contemporary art (related)
A superior, apparently natural ability in the arts or sciences or in the learning or doing of anything
The acquisition of a new skill by observing and imitating that behavior being performed by another individual.
Masterpiece is defined as a work of great skill.
language (related)
The definition of language is speech or other forms of communication.
A picture or design in paint.
(Countable) A particular discipline or branch of learning, especially one dealing with measurable or systematic principles rather than intuition or natural ability. [from 14th c.]
Serious work or endeavor:
Vocation is defined as a call to do something, especially regarding religious work.
Artistic objects, as paintings, sculpture, etc. collectively
The study and creation of beauty
Something produced in one of the fine arts, esp. in one of the graphic or plastic arts, as a painting, sculpture, carving, etc.
The definition of a creation is something that has been made or brought into existence.
Those areas of learning that require and cultivate general intellectual ability rather than technical skills; the humanities
The art or occupation of a literary writer.
(fine arts) music
Skill or creative power
(liberal arts) grammar
Skill or creative power
clevernes
Skill or creative power
The definition of geometry is a branch of math that focuses on the measurement and relationship of lines, angles, surfaces, solids and points.
The use of objective methods in art or literature
The modern philosophical doctrine, opposed to idealism, that physical objects exist independently of their being perceived.
The art or study of using language effectively and persuasively.
The spirit, attitudes, style, etc. of, or adherence to, the Romantic Movement or a similar movement
the sciences
Skill or creative power
A job or occupation.
General course of action or conduct in life, or in a particular part of it.
A specific piece of work to be done for a set fee:
Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity. [from earlier 17th c.]
Pursuit is the act of following something, either to catch it or to engage in a specific activity.
One's place of employment:
The state of being employed, esp. for pay; paid service; employment
The state of being expert; skill or proficiency
The state or quality of being proficient; competence.
knowledge (related)
Familiarity, awareness, or understanding gained through experience or study:
honest (related)
Deceitful cleverness
artistic production
the creation of beautiful or significant things
Superior skill or ability.
Graphics are defined as visual presentations such as artwork, drawings or designs including type.
plein-air
Taking place outdoors:
barbizon
paduan
A native or inhabitant of Padua.
raphaelite
abstractionism
The creation, principles, or ideals of abstactions, in particular art. [First attested in the mid 20th century.]
A movement in modern art originating in Moscow in 1920 and characterized by the use of industrial materials such as glass, sheet metal, and plastic to create nonrepresentational, often geometric objects.
A philosophy that emphasizes the uniqueness and isolation of the individual experience in a hostile or indifferent universe, regards human existence as unexplainable, and stresses freedom of choice and responsibility for the consequences of one's acts.
grift
A confidence game or swindle.
neoconstructivism
representationism
(Philosophy) The doctrine that thoughts are representations of real, external objects
An artistic movement and an aesthetic philosophy that aims for the liberation of the mind by emphasizing the critical and imaginative powers of the subconscious.
synchromism
synthesism
Synthesis anarchism
unism
photography (related)
modern-contemporary (related)
crafts (related)
curating (related)
print-making (related)
portraiture (related)
contemporary (related)
(Archaic) An occupation; a trade.
A method of leading up to a tenace, as in bridge, in order to prevent an opponent from winning the trick with an intermediate card.
pictorialization
The study and creation of beauty
An embellishment in strip form, made of wood or other structural material, that is used to decorate or finish a surface, such as the wall of a room or building or the surface of a door or piece of furniture.
Representation of a character or characters on the stage or in writing, especially by imitating or describing actions, gestures, or speeches.
The work or art of a person who carves
Plural form of humanity
statue (related)
The definition of a statue is a carved, sculpted or cast figure of a person or thing which is done in three dimensions.
The scientific study of the universe and the objects in it, including stars, planets, nebulae, and galaxies. Astronomy deals with the position, size, motion, composition, energy, and evolution of celestial objects. Astronomers analyze not only visible light but also radio waves, x-rays, and other ranges of radiation that come from sources outside the Earth's atmosphere.
The practice of incising a design onto a hard, flat surface, by cutting grooves into it.
A kind, or type, as of works of literature, art, etc.
Magic is defined as the art of using spells, charms and rituals to control supernational forces, or the art of performing tricks and illusions.
Literature written in meter; verse.
(Mathematics) surreal number
lack (antonym)
Deficiency or absence:
(Economics) The number or percentage of people at work
The definition of guile is slyness shown in a charming way.
photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication
fontainebleau
A town of northern France southeast of Paris. Its chateau (built by Francis I) was long a royal palace and is now the summer residence of the president of France. The revocation of the Edict of Nantes was signed here in 1685.
modenese
A native or inhabitant of Modena.
pointillism
A postimpressionist school of painting exemplified by Georges Seurat and his followers in late 19th-century France, characterized by the application of paint in small dots and brush strokes.
Synonym Study
- In another sense, craft is distinguished from art in its application to a lesser skill involving little or no creative thought
- Craft implies ingenuity in execution, sometimes even suggesting trickery or deception
- Artifice implies skill used as a means of trickery or deception
- Skill implies expertness or great proficiency in doing something
- Art , the word of widest application in this group, denotes in its broadest sense merely the ability to make or do something the art of making friends, but in a narrower sense implies making or doing that displays creativity and unusual perception
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