art form

noun

1

: a form or medium of expression recognized as fine art

sees dance as both an art form and an entertainment

2

a

: an unconventional form or medium in which impulses regarded as artistic may be expressed

… describe pinball as a great American art form …

—Tom Buckley

b

: an undertaking or activity enhanced by a high level of skill or refinement

… easy conversation—an art form in peril of being lost to contemporary schedules.

—Joanna Pruess

Examples of art form in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Yet movies matter as an art form because the best ones graze our souls. — Michael O’Donnell, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026

The couple, who got engaged in the middle of the stunt Wednesday, have talked about doing the daredevil stunts as an art form. — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 1 July 2026

Rubbed out by the day’s events, the kolams—an art form that sustains the diurnal rhythm of the universe—are faithfully recast the next morning. — Chandrahas Choudhury, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2026

Being a thoughtful American in 2026 has become an art form unto itself — a balancing act two-and-a-half centuries in the making. — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for art form

• brainstorm
• conform
• deform
• firestorm
• hailstorm
• inform
• landform
• lukewarm
• perform
• planform
• platform
• preform