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art
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /??t/
- (US) IPA(key): /??t/, [???]
- Rhymes: -??(?)t
- Hyphenation: art
Etymology 1
From Middle English art, from Old French art, from Latin artem, accusative of ars (“art”). Displaced native Old English cræft (Modern English craft) and Old English list (Modern English list).
Noun
art (countable and uncountable, plural arts)
- (uncountable) The conscious production or arrangement of sounds, colours, forms, movements, or other elements in a manner that affects the senses and emotions, usually specifically the production of the beautiful in a graphic or plastic medium.
- 1992 May 3, "Comrade Bingo" Jeeves and Wooster, Series 3, Episode 6:
- B.W. Wooster: If you ask me, art is responsible for most of the trouble in the world.
R. Jeeves: An interesting theory, sir. Would you care to expatiate upon it?
B.W. Wooster: As a matter of fact, no, Jeeves. The thought just occurred to me, as thoughts do.
R. Jeeves: Very good, sir.
- B.W. Wooster: If you ask me, art is responsible for most of the trouble in the world.
- 2005 July, Lynn Freed, Harper's:
- "I tell her what Donald Hall says: that the problem with workshops is that they trivialize art by minimizing the terror."
- 2009, Alexander Brouwer:
- Visual art is a subjective understanding or perception of the viewer as well as a deliberate/conscious arrangement or creation of elements like colours, forms, movements, sounds, objects or other elements that produce a graphic or plastic whole that expresses thoughts, ideas or visions of the artist.
- 1992 May 3, "Comrade Bingo" Jeeves and Wooster, Series 3, Episode 6:
- (uncountable) The creative and emotional expression of mental imagery, such as visual, auditory, social, etc.
- (countable) Skillful creative activity, usually with an aesthetic focus.
- (uncountable) The study and the product of these processes.
- (uncountable) Aesthetic value.
- (uncountable) Artwork.
- (countable) A field or category of art, such as painting, sculpture, music, ballet, or literature.
- (countable) A nonscientific branch of learning; one of the liberal arts.
- (countable) Skill that is attained by study, practice, or observation.
- 1796, Matthew Lewis, The Monk, Folio Society 1985, page 217:
- A physician was immediately sent for; but on the first moment of beholding the corpse, he declared that Elvira's recovery was beyond the power of art.
- 1796, Matthew Lewis, The Monk, Folio Society 1985, page 217:
- (uncountable, dated) Contrivance, scheming, manipulation.
Synonyms
- (Human effort): craft
Antonyms
- (Human effort): mundacity, nature, subsistence
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Descendants
- Jamaican Creole: aat
- Tok Pisin: at
- ? Japanese: ??? (?to)
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English art, from Old English eart (“(thou) art”), second-person singular present indicative of wesan, from Proto-Germanic *ar-t (“(thou) art", originally, "(thou) becamest”), second-person singular preterite indicative form of *iran? (“to rise, be quick, become active”), from Proto-Indo-European *er-, *or(w)- (“to lift, rise, set in motion”). Cognate with Faroese ert (“art”), Icelandic ert (“art”), Old English earon (“are”), from the same preterite-present Germanic verb. More at are.
Verb
art
- (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of be
See also
References
- art at OneLook Dictionary Search
- "art" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 40.
- art in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
- art in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Further reading
- art on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Art on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Art on Wikiquote.Wikiquote
- Art on Wikisource.Wikisource
- Art on Wikibooks.Wikibooks
- Art on Wikinews.Wikinews
Anagrams
- 'rat, ATR, RAT, RTA, Rat, TAR, Tar, rat, tar, tra
Albanian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin ars, artem.
Noun
art m (definite singular arti)
- art
Declension
Synonyms
- zeje
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin ars.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /?a?t/
- (Central) IPA(key): /?art/
Noun
art m or f (plural arts)
- art (something pleasing to the mind)
Derived terms
- art marcial
- belles arts
- obra d'art
Related terms
- artista
- artístic
Noun
art m (plural arts)
- fishing net
Derived terms
- artet
Related terms
- bou
- xarxa
Further reading
- “art” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “art” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “art” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “art” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Cornish
Etymology
From Latin ars (“art”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [??t]
Noun
art m (plural artys)
- art
Crimean Tatar
Noun
art
- back
- Synonyms: arqa, s?rt
Danish
Etymology
From Middle Low German art, from Proto-Germanic *ardiz, cognate with German Art.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [???d?]
- Homophone: ard
Noun
art c (singular definite arten, plural indefinite arter)
- kind
- nature
- species
Inflection
French
Etymology
From Latin artem, accusative singular of ars.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a?/
Noun
art m (plural arts)
- art (something pleasing to the mind)
Derived terms
Related terms
- artifice
- artificiel
- artisan
- artiste
Descendants
- Haitian Creole: la (< l'art)
Further reading
- “art” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- rat
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish art, explained in glossaries as “stone”.
Noun
art m (genitive singular airt, nominative plural airt)
- stone
Declension
Derived terms
- chomh marbh le hart (“stone dead”)
Mutation
Further reading
- "art" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “art”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Latvian
Etymology
From Proto-Baltic [Term?], from Proto-Indo-European *ar-, *ar?-, *h?erh?- (“to plow”), from *h?er- (“sparse; to crumble, to fall to pieces”), whence also the verb irt (q.v.). Cognates include Lithuanian árti, Old Prussian artoys (“plowman”) (compare Lithuanian artójas), Old Church Slavonic ????? (orati), Russian dialectal or dated ?????? (orát?), Belarusian ?????? (arác?), Ukrainian ?????? (oráty), Bulgarian ???? (orá), Czech orati, Polish ora?, Gothic ???????????????????? (arjan), Old Norse erja, Hittite [Term?] (/?arra-/, “to crush; (passive form) to disappear”), [Term?] (/?arš-/, “to tear open; to plow”), Ancient Greek ???? (aró?), Latin ar?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [â?t]
Verb
art (tr., 1st conj., pres. aru, ar, ar, past aru)
- to plow (to prepare (land) for sowing by using a plow)
Conjugation
Derived terms
Related terms
References
Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic ?????? (?ar?).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /art/
- IPA(key): /a?rt/ (variant, as if spelt *g?art)
Noun
art f (plural artijiet)
- earth (our planet)
- Synonym: dinja
- ground; soil
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English eart, second person singular of wesan (“to be”), from Proto-Germanic *art,second person singular of *iran?.
Alternative forms
- eart, ert
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /art/
Verb
art
- second-person singular present indicative of been
Usage notes
This form is more common than bist for the second-person singular.
Descendants
- English: art (archaic, dialectal)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Old French art, from Latin artem, accusative form of ars, from Proto-Indo-European *h?r?tís.
Alternative forms
- aart, arte
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /art/
Noun
art (plural artes or ars)
- A member of the seven medieval liberal arts (the trivium and quadrivium).
- The seven medieval liberal arts as a group; the trivium and quadrivium combined.
- The foundational knowledge and activities of a field or subject (either academic or trade).
- Applied or practical knowledge; the execution or realisation of knowledge.
- Guile, craft or an instance of it; the use of deception or sleight-of hand.
- Competency, skill; one's aptitude or ability in a given area or at a given task.
- A set of rules or guidelines for conducting oneself; a code of conduct.
- (rare) Knowledge, information; the set of things which one has learned about (through formal study).
- (rare) Rhetoric; skill in oration, argument, speech, or speaking.
- (rare) Human behaviour or action (as opposed to natural happenings).
Descendants
- English: art
- Scots: airt
References
- “art, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 3
From Old English eard, from Proto-Germanic *ardiz (“nature; type”). Doublet of erd (“nature, disposition”).
Noun
art
- (Northern) district, locality.
Descendants
- Scots: airt
- Yola: ete
References
- “art, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Middle French
Noun
art m (plural ars)
- art
Descendants
- French: art
- Haitian Creole: la (< l'art)
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
art f or m (definite singular arta or arten, indefinite plural arter, definite plural artene)
- character, nature, kind
- (biology) a species
Derived terms
References
- “art” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Anagrams
- rat, tar
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
art m or f (definite singular arten or arta, indefinite plural artar or arter, definite plural artane or artene)
- (biology) a species
- character, nature, kind
Derived terms
Related terms
- ard
References
- “art” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
- rat, tar
Occitan
Etymology
From Latin ars.
Noun
art m (plural arts)
- art
Related terms
- artista
Old French
Etymology
From Latin artem, accusative of ars.
Noun
art m or f (oblique plural arz or artz, nominative singular arz or artz, nominative plural art)
- art (skill; practice; method)
- (Can we date this quote?) Walter of Bibbesworth: Le Tretiz, ed. W. Rothwell, ANTS Plain Texts Series 6, 1990. Date of cited text: circa 1250
- ore serroit a saver de l’art a bresser & brasyr
- Now would be the time to know the art of brewing
- ore serroit a saver de l’art a bresser & brasyr
- (Can we date this quote?) Walter of Bibbesworth: Le Tretiz, ed. W. Rothwell, ANTS Plain Texts Series 6, 1990. Date of cited text: circa 1250
Descendants
- Middle French: art
- French: art
- Haitian Creole: la (< l'art)
- French: art
- Norman: art
- Walloon: årt
- ? Middle English: art
- English: art
- Jamaican Creole: aat
- Tok Pisin: at
- ? Japanese: ??? (?to)
- Scots: airt
- English: art
References
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (art, supplement)
- art on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub
- “art” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *artos (“bear”) (compare Cornish arth, Welsh arth), from Proto-Indo-European *h???t?os (“bear”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ar?t/
Noun
art m
- bear
- Synonym: mathgamain
Inflection
Mutation
Old Norse
Alternative forms
- argt
- ragt (with metathesis)
Adjective
art
- strong neuter nominative/accusative singular of argr
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish art.
Pronunciation
Noun
art c
- species
Declension
References
- art in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Anagrams
- tar
Turkish
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *h?rt (“back”). Cognate with Turkish arka.
Noun
art (definite accusative art?, plural artlar)
- back
Declension
art From the web:
- what article of the constitution
- what artist created this engraving
- what artery is in your neck
- what artist has the most hits
- what art do i look like
- what art style is this an example of
- what article tells how to ratify the constitution
- what artery is the widow maker
knowhow
English
Noun
knowhow (countable and uncountable, plural knowhows)
- Alternative spelling of know-how
knowhow From the web:
- what is knowhow cloud
- what is knowhow care plan
- what's team knowhow cloud
- what is knowhow repair
- what is team knowhow
- what is currys knowhow
- how to use knowhow cloud
- how do i access my knowhow cloud
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