ar·tis·tic
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| 1. | conforming to the standards of art; satisfying aesthetic requirements: artistic productions. |
| 2. | showing skill or excellence in execution: artistic workmanship. |
| 3. | exhibiting taste, discriminating judgment, or sensitivity: an artistic arrangement of flowers; artistic handling of a delicate diplomatic situation. |
| 4. | exhibiting an involvement in or appreciation of art, esp. the fine arts: He had wide-ranging artistic interests. |
| 5. | involving only aesthetic considerations, usually taken as excluding moral, practical, religious, political, or similar concerns: artistic principles. |
| 6. | of art or artists: artistic works. |
| 7. | of, like, or thought of as characteristic of an artist: an artistic temperament. |
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| ar·tis·tic
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ar·tis'ti·cal·ly adv. |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
| artistic | |
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| 1. | relating to or characteristic of art or artists; "his artistic background" |
| 2. | satisfying aesthetic standards and sensibilities; "artistic workmanship" |
| 3. | aesthetically pleasing; "an artistic flower arrangement" [syn: aesthetic] |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
arˈtistic1 adjective
liking or skilled in painting, music etc
Example: She draws and paints — she's very artistic.
arˈtistic2 adjectiveExample: She draws and paints — she's very artistic.
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created or done with skill and good taste
Example: That flower-arrangement looks very artistic.
See also: artist, artistryExample: That flower-arrangement looks very artistic.
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
Artistic
Ar*tis"tic\, Artistical \Ar*tis"tic*al\, a. [Cf. F. artistique, fr. artiste.] Of or pertaining to art or to artists; made in the manner of an artist; conformable to art; characterized by art; showing taste or skill. -- Ar*tis"tic*al*ly, adv.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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