Meaning of art In English

• 0 the making of objects, images, music, etc. that are beautiful or that express feelings:

  • Can television and pop music really be considered art?

  • I enjoyed the ballet, but it wasn't really great art.

  • Art and English were my best subjects at school.

  • an art teacher

  • The gallery has an excellent collection of modern art.

  • an exhibition of Native American art

  • Peggy Guggenheim was one of the 20th century's great art collectors.

  • The Frick is an art gallery in New York.

  • Drama is an art that is traditionally performed in a theatre.

  • Do you regard film as entertainment or as an art?

  • She is doing a course in the performing arts.

  • More government money is needed for the arts.

  • public interest in the arts

• 1 subjects, such as history, languages, and literature, that are not scientific subjects:

  • At school I was quite good at arts, but hopeless at science.

  • Children should be given a well-balanced education in both the arts and the sciences.

  • arts graduates/degrees

• 2 a skill or special ability:

  • the art of conversation

  • Getting him to go out is quite an art (= needs special skill).

• 3 in the past, the second person singular of the present tense of "be":

  • thou art (= you are)

• 4 the making or doing of something whose purpose is to bring pleasure to people through their enjoyment of what is beautiful and interesting, or things often made for this purpose, such as paintings, drawings, or sculptures:

  • ancient/modern art

  • American/French/Japanese art

  • an art museum/gallery

  • He never learned the art of saying "Thank you."