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

Jonathan Anderson logged 11 years at Loewe before moving over to Dior; Olivier Rousteing 14 years before recently stepping down, and Véronique Nichanian 37 years as men’s artistic director of Hermès. —Miles Socha, Footwear News, 19 Dec. 2025

Gape at artistic masterpieces at the Museo e Bosco Reale di Capodimonte. —Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 19 Dec. 2025

Javier Martín Domínguez, had resigned just a week before as artistic director of the Seville European Film Festival, protesting at budget cuts. —John Hopewell, Variety, 19 Dec. 2025

At Forest Lodge, the Princess of Wales is applying her artistic eye to create a warm, elegant family home. —Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025

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