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noun
a visual art considered to have been created primarily for aesthetic purposes and judged for its beauty and meaningfulness, specifically, painting, sculpture, drawing, watercolor, graphics, and architecture.
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| fine art | |
| —n | |
| 1. | art produced chiefly for its aesthetic value, as opposed to applied art |
| 2. | (often plural) Also called: beaux arts any of the fields in which such art is produced, such as painting, sculpture, and engraving |
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fine art
Something requiring highly developed techniques and skills, as in He's turned lying into a fine art, or The contractor excels in the fine art of demolition. This term alludes to the fine arts, such as music, painting, and sculpture, which require both skill and talent. It is now often used to describe anything that takes skill to do. [First half of 1800s]
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Example sentences
Luxurious in-room appointments include rich woods and marble, original fine art, handsome furnishings and first-rate amenities.
Captivated by the beauty of moths, an artist uses digital scans to transform backyard fliers into fine art.
No social group has quite succeeded in establishing itself as the unifying central inheritor of fine art or music.
Art gallery with revolving exhibits of fine art in all media by local artists for display and sale.
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