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View synonyms for artistic

artistic

Also ar·tis·ti·cal

[ahr-tis-tik]

adjective

  1. conforming to the standards of art; satisfying aesthetic requirements.

    artistic productions.

  2. showing skill or excellence in execution.

    artistic workmanship.

  3. exhibiting taste, discriminating judgment, or sensitivity.

    an artistic arrangement of flowers; artistic handling of a delicate diplomatic situation.

  4. exhibiting an involvement in or appreciation of art, especially the fine arts.

    He had wide-ranging artistic interests.

  5. involving only aesthetic considerations, usually taken as excluding moral, practical, religious, political, or similar concerns.

    artistic principles.

  6. of art or artists.

    artistic works.

  7. of, like, or thought of as characteristic of an artist.

    an artistic temperament.



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Other Word Forms

  • artistically adverb
  • interartistic adjective
  • nonartistic adjective
  • nonartistical adjective
  • nonartistically adverb
  • preartistic adjective
  • pseudoartistic adjective
  • pseudoartistically adverb
  • quasi-artistic adjective
  • quasi-artistically adverb
  • unartistic adjective
  • unartistically adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of artistic1

First recorded in 1745–55; artist + -ic
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Example Sentences

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“I was so fortunate to have a supportive, artistic and privileged childhood,” the son said.

Other examples: Hampi Art Labs in Karnataka offers exhibitions and artist residencies; Art Mumbai fair's third edition in November expects 40,000 visitors; and Renault's planned Chennai design centre will merge technology with artistic collaboration.

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In a 1943 self-portrait in oil, he locks eyes with the viewer, the determined look on his face evidence of the solemn responsibility he felt to be an artistic voice for the oppressed.

And in Taxila, a place “where intellectual and artistic freedoms met with a merging of multicultural ideas and expressions,” imported Greek art inspired the now-familiar depiction of the Buddha.

When producers allow a star’s heroic jawline and eyebrow harmony to be covered in scars and a cloak, you know the artistic ambitions are high.

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