artistic
Americanadjective
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conforming to the standards of art; satisfying aesthetic requirements.
artistic productions.
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showing skill or excellence in execution.
artistic workmanship.
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exhibiting taste, discriminating judgment, or sensitivity.
an artistic arrangement of flowers; artistic handling of a delicate diplomatic situation.
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exhibiting an involvement in or appreciation of art, especially the fine arts.
He had wide-ranging artistic interests.
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involving only aesthetic considerations, usually taken as excluding moral, practical, religious, political, or similar concerns.
artistic principles.
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of art or artists.
artistic works.
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of, like, or thought of as characteristic of an artist.
an artistic temperament.
adjective
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of or characteristic of art or artists
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performed, made, or arranged decoratively and tastefully; aesthetically pleasing
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appreciative of and sensitive to beauty in art
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naturally gifted with creative skill
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
Etymology
Origin of artistic
Example Sentences
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Friday, aspiring ticket buyers reported that all artistic gymnastics events were marked “unavailable,” as was the opening ceremony.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
On Monday, carnival attendee Glamour Sandra told the AP news agency that she loved "the energy, the artistic splendour, the creativity" of the event.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
Professor Chris Lintott of Oxford, co-host of The Sky at Night, was blunt: "The artistic value of the images returned from Artemis and its crew is significant, but their scientific value is limited."
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
And those who use artistic talent to craft stories help their nation remember its origin, its purpose and its future.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
Ivy was still nearby, turning the dots of water splashed onto the concrete into an artistic design.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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