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

And just because there’s a new art form like AI, doesn’t mean that the old art form becomes obsolete, right? —Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025

Will great writing remain an art form? —Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025

Noting how digital marketing can still favor traffic over transformation, Castellanos has made optimization an art form. —William Jones, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025

His art form is chaos, and the unrestrained fear that chaos can provoke. —The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2025

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