art

Definitions

• (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.
• (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.
• (uncountable) Contrivance, scheming, manipulation.