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

Close had opened his eyes long enough to spy Sahlins and insist, for the last time, that improv was a legitimate art form. —Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 26 Jan. 2026

Liu has come to view skating not so much as a competition but an art form. —Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026

These are big arena spectacles dedicated to an art form that even many of the TV show’s biggest fans would agree is best appreciated live. —Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2026

Close had opened his eyes long enough to spy Sahlins and insist, for the last time, that improv was a legitimate art form. —Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 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