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

Past Late night has long been the most ephemeral of art forms. —Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 29 May 2026

His work preserving American excellence in salon style showings and installations of fashion in its highest art form remains a coveted ticket. —Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 26 May 2026

New art forms also emerged, such as the tragicomedy—a play or novel consisting of both comedic and tragic elements. —Tham Thi Nguyen, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026

The problem is Riley is not interested in film as an art form so much as in using it as a vehicle for a galvanizing pro-worker, pro-union, pro-communal rhetoric in a way that ultimately undermines his message. —Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 23 May 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