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

Writing, drawing, music-making—an art form that combines them all is game design. — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2026

And that’s a creative endeavor and an art form in and of itself. — Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2026

Reacting in part against the dominance of Western realism in Indian art eduction at the time, the Bengal School of Art drew on Indian traditional art forms, such as Mughal miniatures, pastoral themes, and the intermingling of history and mythology. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 26 Oct. 2026

And then movies fought back and became, again, up until the internet or up until Covid, really a substantial art form. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 26 Oct. 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