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

The beauty of charcuterie Culinary content creators have turned charcuterie into a visual art form. —David Morgan, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2025

In the Stanley Cup Final and over the first 19 games of this season, the Oilers were without their top winger, who has turned puck pursuit into an art form. —Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025

What elevates fashion to an art form is the body, according to Bolton. —Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 17 Nov. 2025

After 61 years of smashing guitars and raising the bar on rock music as an art form, The Who wrapped up their farewell tour six weeks ago in California. —Joe Lynch, Billboard, 15 Nov. 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