art

art

noun

Definition of ART

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>

Synonyms adeptness, adroitness, art, artfulness, artifice, artistry, cleverness, craft, cunning, deftness, masterfulness, skillfulness

Related Words dexterity, ease, finesse, handiness; experience, expertise, expertness, know-how, proficiency; creativity, ingenuity, inventiveness, knowledge, learning; aptitude, bent, flair, gift, knack, talent

Near Antonyms amateurishness, awkwardness, clumsiness, crudeness, klutziness, rudeness; inability, inadequacy, inadequateness, incapability, incapacity, incompetence, ineffectiveness, ineffectuality, ineffectualness, inefficacy, inefficiency

Antonyms artlessness, ineptitude, ineptness, maladroitness