artistic

adjective

ar·​tis·​tic är-ˈti-stik 

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

artistically

är-ˈti-sti-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Synonyms of artistic

• cultural

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 on the Web

So anyway, my artistic trajectory was going along quite nicely in Joy Division. — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026

In 2025, Ha*Ash received the Unbreakable Award at the Billboard Latin Women in Music ceremony, celebrating two decades of artistic career as a sister duo that may now be more relevant than ever. — Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 21 Sep. 2026

Demna Artistic director, Gucci Demna was named artistic director at Gucci in March last year, after a 10-year tenure at Balenciaga. — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026

Olivier was a transformative stage and screen actor and director, the star of classic movies such as Wuthering Heights, Rebecca, Henry V, Hamlet, Othello, and Marathon Man, and the founding artistic director of the Royal National Theatre. — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026

Word History

Etymology

in part from artist + -ic entry 1, in part from art entry 1 + -istic

First Known Use

circa 1753, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for artistic

• autistic
• ballistic
• cladistic
• heuristic
• holistic
• linguistic
• logistic
• monistic
• patristic
• sadistic
• simplistic
• sophistic

Kids Definition

artistic

adjective

ar·​tis·​tic är-ˈtis-tik 

1

: relating to or characteristic of art or artists

2

: showing skill and imagination

artistically

-ˈtis-ti-k(ə-)lē 

adverb