art
1
[ ahrt ]
/ ɑrt /
noun
Verb Phrases
art up,
to improve the aesthetic quality of (something) through some form of art: This dress is so plain, it could use some arting up. I had an interior designer art up my apartment.
Origin of art
1
1175–1225; Middle English < Old French, accusative of
ars < Latin
ars (nominative),
artem (accusative) ‘skill, craft, craftsmanship’
Words nearby art
Definition for arts (2 of 2)
Example sentences from the Web for arts
British Dictionary definitions for arts (1 of 4)
arts
/ (ɑːts) /
pl n
- the arts imaginative, creative, and nonscientific branches of knowledge considered collectively, esp as studied academically
- (as modifier)an arts degree
See fine art
cunning or crafty actions or plots; schemes
British Dictionary definitions for arts (2 of 4)
art
1
/ (ɑːt) /
noun
See also
arts
Word Origin for art
C13: from Old French, from Latin
ars craftsmanship
British Dictionary definitions for arts (3 of 4)
art
2
/ (ɑːt) /
verb
archaic (used with the pronoun thou) a singular form of the present tense (indicative mood) of be 1
Word Origin for art
Old English
eart, part of
bēon to
be
British Dictionary definitions for arts (4 of 4)
ART
abbreviation for
assisted reproductive technology
Idioms and Phrases with arts
art
see fine art; state of the art.