art

Pictures, objects, music, or other things people create to express ideas and feelings.

• The museum has beautiful art.
• We bought some art for our home.
• Their collection includes art from several countries.

Similar words: artwork

Common phrases: modern art, works of art, art collection

A creative skill, such as painting or music, that people develop through learning and practice.

• Painting is an art.
• He studied the art of making pottery.
• These traditional arts take years to master.

How to use it: the art of doing something (She teaches the art of drawing faces.)

Similar words: craft

Common phrases: the art of, study art, an ancient art

Creating things with sounds, shapes, colours, or movements to express ideas or feelings.

• Art helps us express feelings.
• She uses art to explore difficult questions.
• Can cooking be considered art?

Similar words: creative expression

Common phrases: create art, art and music, through art

Beauty or creative skill that makes something more than just ordinary work.

• There is real art in her photographs.
• His poems show technique but little art.
• We admired the art in her simple movements.

Similar words: artistry

Common phrases: art in something, little art, real art