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Meaning and definition for "art" word

[noun] the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully"
[noun] the products of human creativity; works of art collectively; "an art exhibition"; "a fine collection of art"
[noun] a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation; "the art of conversation"; "it's quite an art"
[noun] photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication; "the publisher was responsible for all the artwork in the book"
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\Art\ ([aum]rt). The second person singular, indicative mode, present tense, of the substantive verb {Be}; but formed after the analogy of the plural are, with the ending -t, as in thou shalt, wilt, orig. an ending of the second person sing. pret. Cf. {Be}. Now used only in solemn or poetical style.
\Art\ ([aum]rt), n. [F. art, L. ars, artis, orig., skill in joining or fitting; prob. akin to E. arm, aristocrat, article.] 1. The employment of means to accomplish some desired end; the adaptation of things in the natural world to the uses of life; the application of knowledge or power to practical purposes. Blest with each grace of nature and of art. --Pope. 2. A system of rules serving to facilitate the performance of certain actions; a system of principles and rules for attaining a desired end; method of doing well some special work; -- often contradistinguished from science or speculative principles; as, the art of building or engraving; the art of war; the art of navigation. Science is systematized knowledge . . . Art is knowledge made efficient by skill. --J. F. Genung. 3. The systematic application of knowledge or skill in effecting a desired result. Also, an occupation or business requiring such knowledge or skill. The fishermen can't employ their art with so much success in so troubled a sea. --Addison. 4. The application of skill to the production of the beautiful by imitation or design, or an occupation in which skill is so employed, as in painting and sculpture; one of the fine arts; as, he prefers art to literature. 5. pl. Those branches of learning which are taught in the academical course of colleges; as, master of arts. In fearless youth we tempt the heights of arts. --Pope. Four years spent in the arts (as they are called in colleges) is, perhaps, laying too laborious a foundation. --Goldsmith. 6. Learning; study; applied knowledge, science, or letters. [Archaic] So vast is art, so narrow human wit. --Pope. 7. Skill, dexterity, or the power of performing certain actions, acquired by experience, study, or observation; knack; as, a man has the art of managing his business to advantage. 8. Skillful plan; device. They employed every art to soothe . . . the discontented warriors. --Macaulay. 9. Cunning; artifice; craft. Madam, I swear I use no art at all. --Shak. Animals practice art when opposed to their superiors in strength. --Crabb. 10. The black art; magic. [Obs.] --Shak. {Art and part} (Scots Law), share or concern by aiding and abetting a criminal in the perpetration of a crime, whether by advice or by assistance in the execution; complicity. Note: The arts are divided into various classes. {The useful, mechanical, or industrial arts} are those in which the hands and body are more concerned than the mind; as in making clothes and utensils. These are called trades. {The fine arts} are those which have primarily to do with imagination and taste, and are applied to the production of what is beautiful. They include poetry, music, painting, engraving, sculpture, and architecture; but the term is often confined to painting, sculpture, and architecture. {The liberal arts} (artes liberales, the higher arts, which, among the Romans, only freemen were permitted to pursue) were, in the Middle Ages, these seven branches of learning, -- grammar, logic, rhetoric, arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy. In modern times the liberal arts include the sciences, philosophy, history, etc., which compose the course of academical or collegiate education. Hence, degrees in the arts; master and bachelor of arts. In America, literature and the elegant arts must grow up side by side with the coarser plants of daily necessity. --Irving. Syn: Science; literature; aptitude; readiness; skill; dexterity; adroitness; contrivance; profession; business; trade; calling; cunning; artifice; duplicity. See {Science}.

Synonyms for art

artistic creation, artistic production, artistry, artwork, fine art, graphics, nontextual matter, prowess

See also: aviation | carving | creative activity | cyberart | decal | decalcomania | decoupage | decoupage | drafting | draftsmanship | falconry | horology | illustration | kitsch | mosaic | music | publication | ventriloquism | ventriloquy | visual communication |

Related terms: address, baroque, coup, craft, department of knowledge, elementarism, feel, free abstraction, gambit, game, groups, idealism, Italian, line of business, little game, map, mechanics, Parisian, Phases, ploy, Pre-Raphaelite, pursuit, realism, Restany, scheme, shift, shiftiness, shrewdness, Spur, trade

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Let's analyse "art" as pure text. This string has Three letters in One syllable and One vowel. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: TRA. Average typing speed for these characters is 795 milliseconds. [info]

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Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: art: 1 = 1, reduced: 1 . and the final result is One.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: art: 1 + 9 + 2 = 12, reduced: 3, and the final result is Three.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
A (1) 1 Magician Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
R (1) 18 Moon Patient, Determined, Strong
T (1) 20 Judgement Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful

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