Definition of artistic
1 : of, relating to, or characteristic of art or artists artistic subjects an artistic success
2 : showing imaginative skill in arrangement or execution artistic photography
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Examples of artistic in a Sentence
a work of artistic value
He shows real artistic talent.
Both of my children are very artistic.
Recent Examples of artistic from the Web
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Humidifiers and air conditioning systems may seem like unsightly details for an institution in the business of displaying the artistic and beautiful.
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Any mixed dance concert becomes a collage assembled by a company’s artistic director.
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Sign Up Despite the artistic differences in their respective companies, both Gelb and Clayton agree that opera in the US does have a future.
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Bruce is a demanding sort, an artistic snob who looks down on cartooning and popular TV shows and attempts to guide his daughter, sometimes cruelly, to accept his aesthetic standards.
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Derron Wood, the artistic director of Flock Theatre, introduced the reading.
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In his three years as artistic director, Enos commissioned works from former Hubbard Street dancer Penny Saunders and LEVELdance's Brandon DiCriscio, plus former Thodos Dance Chicago dancer Joshua Manculich and Chicago favorite Harrison McEldowney.
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Khambatta needs statements from government agencies testifying the dance troupe is of national and international importance, plus records of financial and artistic awards the troupe has received.
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The comeback album and movie by Wim Wenders was a history lesson and triumph of artistic spirit.
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Circa 1753
First Known Use of artistic
circa 1753
ARTISTIC Defined for English Language Learners
artistic
playDefinition of artistic for English Language Learners
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: relating to art or artists
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: having or showing the skill of an artist
ARTISTIC Defined for Kids
artistic
playDefinition of artistic for Students
1 : relating to art or artists
2 : having or showing skill and imagination
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