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adjective ar·tis·tic \ är-ˈtis-tik \

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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artistically

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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.

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The company will have a single interim artistic director, KC MacMillan.

— Philly.com, "Clearing the record," 30 Aug. 2017
Lewis was the clownish comic hailed as an artistic genius and the host for decades of annual muscular dystrophy telethons.

— ken ritter, The Seattle Times, "Coroner: Jerry Lewis death was from end-stage heart disease," 21 Aug. 2017
They weren't made with great artistic intent, but with political intent.

— amy lavalley, Post-Tribune, "Art, race issues converge in Confederate monument debate," 18 Aug. 2017
A new artistic director can walk into the room and find everyone protecting his own piece of ground.

— lawrence toppman, charlotteobserver, "What is Charlotte Ballet’s new leader thinking?," 16 Aug. 2017
Solange After performing in NYC's Guggenheim Museum in May, the singer returned to New York to give her uber-artistic set the festival treatment.

— erica gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, "The Best Moments from Panorama Music Festival," 31 July 2017
Ball’s full-court heaves and artistic flashes of ball movement are a unique brand of fun that were the only thing that had most people hanging on after a week in the desert.

— jeremy woo, SI.com, "Still Believe The Hype? NBA Rookies, Revisited," 18 July 2017
A: Diverse in their artistic expression, the types of films from shorts all the way to features.

— hailey ross, idahostatesman, "Molly Deckart and the Boise Film Foundation are working to boost Idaho’s film industry," 13 July 2017
Lanvin artistic director Bouchra Jarrar is reportedly exiting after just two collections for the house.

— sarah spellings, The Cut, "Bouchra Jarrar Is Reportedly Leaving Lanvin," 6 July 2017

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First Known Use of artistic

circa 1753

artistic Synonyms

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cultural

Antonyms

nonartistic, noncultural

Related Words

aesthetic (also esthetic or aesthetical or esthetical), tasteful

Near Antonyms

nonaesthetic

Other Fine Arts Terms

Gothic, baroque, bas-relief, limn, oeuvre, pastiche, rococo, sfumato

ARTISTIC Defined for English Language Learners

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Definition of artistic for English Language Learners

: relating to art or artists
: having or showing the skill of an artist

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adjective ar·tis·tic \ är-ˈti-stik \

Definition of artistic for Students

1 :relating to art or artists

2 :having or showing skill and imagination

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artistically

\-sti-kə-lē\ adverb

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