Definition of Art

Art

1 : skill acquired by experience, study, or observation <the art of making friends> 2 a : a branch of learning: (1) : one of the humanities (2) plural : liberal arts b archaic : learning, scholarship 3 : an occupation requiring knowledge or skill <the art of organ building> 4 a : the conscious use of skill and creative imagination especially in the production of aesthetic objects; also : works so produced 1 an occupation requiring skillful use of the hands <one of the country's finest practitioners of the art of cabinetmaking> Synonyms art, handcraft, handicraft, trade Related Words skill; calling, métier (also metier), occupation, profession, vocation 2 subtle or imaginative ability in inventing, devising, or executing something <while some people see it simply as mindless fun or exercise, there is an art to skateboarding>