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

This is like an art form to lots of people. —Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026

Lawmakers said that the bill is not a ban and instead imposes consistent standards and protections across all art forms, preventing rap music from being unfairly targeted by prosecutors. —Janay Reece, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026

Swift has done as much as anyone in modern popular music history to advance the idea of the song — its construction and impact, its tensions and limitations — as an important art form. —New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026

Knowing how to get something without being seen asking for it, then bagging it and moving on to the next slice of their demands has become an art form for them. —Nic Robertson, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 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