Meaning

10 senses
  1. (uncountable)The conscious production or arrangement of sounds, colours, forms, movements, or other elements in a manner that affects the senses and emotions, usually specifically the production of the beautiful in a graphic or plastic medium.

    There is a debate as to whether graffiti is art or vandalism.

    Kunst

    иску́сствоiskússtvo, иску́сствоiskússtvo

  2. (uncountable)The creative and emotional expression of mental imagery, such as visual, auditory, social, etc.

  3. (countable)Skillful creative activity, usually with an aesthetic focus.

    She's mastered the art of programming.

    иску́сствоiskússtvo

    мисте́цтвоmystéctvo

  4. (uncountable)The study and the product of these processes.

    He's at university to study art.

  5. (uncountable)Aesthetic value.

    Her photographs are nice, but there's no art in them.

    иску́сствоiskússtvo

    мисте́цтвоmystéctvo

  6. (uncountable)Artwork.

    Sotheby's regularly auctions art for millions.

    art collection

    Kunst, Kunstwerk

    иску́сствоiskússtvo, уме́ниеuménije, иску́сствоiskússtvo

    мисте́цтвоmystéctvo, мисте́цтвоmystéctvo

  7. (countable)A field or category of art, such as painting, sculpture, music, ballet, or literature.

    I'm a great supporter of the arts.

    иску́сствоiskússtvo

    мисте́цтвоmystéctvo

  8. (countable)(often in dichotomy with science) A subject understood best through intuition rather than methodology.

  9. (countable)Skill that is attained by study, practice, or observation.

    иску́сствоiskússtvo, уме́ниеuménije, мастерство́masterstvó

    a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation

  10. (dated, uncountable)Contrivance, scheming, manipulation.

Examples

1293 sentences
  1. Do you know anything about art?

    Ти знаєш щось про мистецтво?

    ruВы знаете что-нибудь об искусстве?

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  2. I don't know anything about art.

    Я не знаю нічого про мистецтво.

    ruЯ ничего не понимаю в искусстве.

    deIch weiß nichts über Kunst.

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  3. Are you still interested in art?

    Тебе все ще цікавить мистецтво?

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  4. He is not interested in art at all.

    Його зовсім не цікавить мистецтво.

    ruОн вообще не интересуется искусством.

    deEr hat überhaupt kein Interesse an Kunst.

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  5. I didn't think Tom was interested in art.

    Я не знала, що Тома цікавить мистецтво.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
skillful creative activity:
Русский
By meaning 3
conscious production or arrangement:
human effort:
skill:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
conscious production or arrangement:
artwork:

Origin

From Middle English art, from Old French art, from Latin artem, accusative of ars (“art”).

From Middle English art, from Old French art, from Latin artem, accusative of ars (“art”). Partly displaced native Old English cræft, whence Modern English craft. See also archaic English list (“art, craft, cunning, skill”).

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Forms

plural: arts
Singularart
Pluralarts

regular

Synonyms

9 synonyms
Human effort:craftB1
Close in meaning

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

150 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • art museum
  • an an art
  • interested in art
  • the art museum
  • modern art
  • an art museum
  • an art dealer
  • study art
  • an art student
  • to art museums
  • to the art
  • in modern art

See also

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