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fine art

noun
|Updated on: 11 Jul 2018

Definition of fine art

1 a : art (such as painting, sculpture, or music) concerned primarily with the creation of beautiful objects —usually used in plural
b : objects of fine art
2 : an activity requiring a fine skill

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Examples of fine art in a Sentence

  1. a collector of fine art

  2. She studies painting in the department of fine arts.

  3. We saw the sculpture at the Museum of Fine Arts.

  4. the fine art of gourmet cooking

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First Known Use of fine art

1686

in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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FINE ART Defined for English Language Learners

fine art

noun

Definition of fine art for English Language Learners

  • : a type of art (such as painting, sculpture, or music) that is done to create beautiful things

  • : an activity that requires skill and care

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