artistic

[ ahr-tis-tik ]

/ ɑrˈtɪs tɪk /

adjective

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.

Also ar·tis·ti·cal.

Origin of artistic

First recorded in 1745–55; artist + -ic

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

artiodactyl, artisan, artisanal, artist, artiste, artistic, artistic director, artistry, artless, artmobile, artois

Example sentences from the Web for artistical

How completely this was an artistical, not a national idea, it is unnecessary to prove.

The Seven Lamps of Architecture |John Ruskin
As regards description, that given by Mr Ford is exactly what is needed to accompany an artistical work.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 71, No. 436, February 1852 |Various
For myself, I generally prefer the colour given by ammoniac salt; it is artistical and sufficient for any purpose.

Notes and Queries, Number 178, March 26, 1853 |Various
They seem to us, to borrow an artistical expression, as if they were in a capital state for ‘glazing and toning up.’

The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, June 1844 |Various

This was the practical meaning of the artistical questioning of his day, to which Turner very resolvedly made no answer.

Modern Painters, Volume V (of 5) |John Ruskin

British Dictionary definitions for artistical

artistic

/ (ɑːˈtɪstɪk) /

adjective

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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artistic

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adjective

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artistic

adjective

Origin of artistic

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