artistic
conforming to the standards of art; satisfying aesthetic requirements: artistic productions.
showing skill or excellence in execution: artistic workmanship.
exhibiting taste, discriminating judgment, or sensitivity:an artistic arrangement of flowers; artistic handling of a delicate diplomatic situation.
exhibiting an involvement in or appreciation of art, especially the fine arts: He had wide-ranging artistic interests.
involving only aesthetic considerations, usually taken as excluding moral, practical, religious, political, or similar concerns: artistic principles.
of art or artists: artistic works.
of, like, or thought of as characteristic of an artist: an artistic temperament.
Origin of artistic
1- Also ar·tis·ti·cal .
Other words from artistic
- ar·tis·ti·cal·ly, adverb
- in·ter·ar·tis·tic, adjective
- non·ar·tis·tic, adjective
- non·ar·tis·ti·cal, adjective
- non·ar·tis·ti·cal·ly, adverb
- pre·ar·tis·tic, adjective
- pseu·do·ar·tis·tic, adjective
- pseu·do·ar·tis·ti·cal·ly, adverb
- qua·si-ar·tis·tic, adjective
- qua·si-ar·tis·ti·cal·ly, adverb
- un·ar·tis·tic, adjective
- un·ar·tis·ti·cal·ly, adverb
Words that may be confused with artistic
- artistic , autistic
Words Nearby artistic
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How to use artistic in a sentence
By giving an artistic veto to a madman, we submit to the mindset of a slave.
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The quality of artistic beauty in articulation is very important, beyond the mere accuracy which is ordinarily thought of.
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Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayShe went to Paris in 1878 and was so attracted by the artistic life which she saw that she determined to study there.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. | Clara Erskine ClementIn the spring of 1880 she went again to Paris, only to "feast on things artistic."
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. | Clara Erskine ClementOne of the lower and mixed forms of artistic activity, in the case of the child and of the race alike, is personal adornment.
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British Dictionary definitions for artistic
/ (ɑːˈtɪstɪk) /
of or characteristic of art or artists
performed, made, or arranged decoratively and tastefully; aesthetically pleasing
appreciative of and sensitive to beauty in art
naturally gifted with creative skill
Derived forms of artistic
- artistically, adverb
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