artistic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ɑɹˈtɪs.tɪk/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
- /ɑːˈtɪs.tɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- Proto-Indo-European *h₂értis Proto-Italic *artis Latin ars Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -ista Late Latin artistader. French artiste Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -ique Middle French -ique French -ique French artistiquebor. English artistic Borrowed from French artistique, from artiste + -ique. By surface analysis, artist + -ic.
Meanings
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Having or revealing creative skill.
He [Abraham Lincoln] leaves for America’s history and biography, so far, not only its most dramatic reminiscence—he leaves, in my opinion, the greatest, best, most characteristic, artistic, moral personality.
1865 April 16, Walt Whitman, “Death of President Lincoln”, in Specimen Days, Philadelphia: Rees Welsh & Co., published 1882–83, page 68:
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Relating to or characteristic of art or artists.
Art should be independent of all clap-trap—should stand alone, and appeal to the artistic sense of eye or ear, without confounding this with emotions entirely foreign to it, as devotion, pity, love, patriotism, and the like.
1890, James Abbott McNeill Whistler, “The Picture Defended”, in Sheridan Ford, editor, The Gentle Art of Making Enemies, New York: Frederick Stokes & Brother, pages 69–70:
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Aesthetically pleasing.
To be artistic, that is, to excite the feeling of beauty effectually, the notes must not be all forte or all piano ; and the execution is the finer the more numerous the gradations—supposing these are such as to satisfy other requirements.
1855, Herbert Spencer, “Æsthetic Sentiments”, in The Principles of Psychology, volume II, New York: D. Appleton and Company, published 1877, page 640:
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(Internet, euphemistic, form-of, offensive) Euphemistic form of autistic.
form of autistic
Bro is artistic and he is the homie with a^([sic]) extra chromoie
2023 December 21, u/fatnugget0, “PICTURE! PICTURE! SMILE FOR THE PICTURE! POSE WITH YOUR BROTHER WONT YOU BE A GOOD SISTER! EVERYONE THINKS THAT WE'RE PERFECT! PLEASE DON'T LET THEM LOOK THROUGH THE CURTAINS~”, in Reddit, r/teenagers, archived from the original on 09 Jan 2024:Second anon is artistic and severely regarded.
2023 July 9, u/ThePootisSaver, “Femanon(?) Hates Men”, in Reddit, r/greentext, archived from the original on 09 Jan 2024:Why would you show a play from college football in the nflcirclejerk subreddit? Are you artistic?
2024 January 2, u/Power_of_Atturdy, “Why did he run up the middle where the entire team would be? Is he acoustic?”, in Reddit, r/nflcirclejerk, archived from the original on 09 Jan 2024:To track gf workouts is artistic as fuck.
2021 January 5, u/sorgan71, “Anon is nervous”, in Reddit, r/4chan, archived from the original on 09 Jan 2024:went on a call with my friend then zoned out and then i heard her say 'are you restarted or are you artistic or are you gray?'
2023 November 10, @GUlTARDUO, Twitter, archived from the original on 09 Jan 2024:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most artistic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more artistic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
interartistic · preartistic · artisticness · nonartistic · heartistic · artistic swimming · artistic license · antiartistic · unartistic · artistic licence · musicoartistic · artistic temperament · artlang · artistic gymnastics
Synonyms
Translations (99)
it artistico (having creative skill) · tr sanatsal (aesthetically pleasing) · fr artistique (aesthetically pleasing) · id seniah (having creative skill) · fi taiteellinen (relating to art or artists) · ja 芸術的な (having creative skill) · fi taiteellinen (aesthetically pleasing) · nl kunstzinnig (aesthetically pleasing) · nn kunstnarisk (relating to art or artists) · cmn 藝術的 /艺术的 (having creative skill) · fi taiteellinen (having creative skill) · fi artistinen (relating to art or artists) · ro artistic (relating to art or artists) · hu művészi (having creative skill) · yi אַרטיסטיש (relating to art or artists) · sq artistik (aesthetically pleasing) · nb kunstnerisk (having creative skill) · gl artístico (relating to art or artists) · fi esteettinen (aesthetically pleasing) · fr artistique (relating to art or artists) · pt artístico (aesthetically pleasing) · lv māksliniecisks (relating to art or artists) · ru худо́жественный (relating to art or artists) · nn kunstnarleg (relating to art or artists) · tr sanatsal (having creative skill) · id seniah (relating to art or artists) · rsk уметнїцки (relating to art or artists) · rsk художни (relating to art or artists) · de künstlerisch (having creative skill) · es artístico (aesthetically pleasing) · nl artistiek (aesthetically pleasing) · eo artista (relating to art or artists) · ja 芸術的な (aesthetically pleasing) · el περίτεχνος (aesthetically pleasing) · ca artístic (aesthetically pleasing) · ro artistic (having creative skill) · yi קינסטלעריש (aesthetically pleasing) · ja 芸術的な (relating to art or artists) · nb kunstnerisk (relating to art or artists) · tr dörütsel (having creative skill) · da kunstnerisk (relating to art or artists) · az bədii (relating to art or artists) · sv konstnärlig (having creative skill) · ru артисти́ческий (having creative skill) · lb artistesch (relating to art or artists) · sq artistik (relating to art or artists) · yi אַרטיסטיש (having creative skill) · lv māksliniecisks (having creative skill) · cs umělecký (relating to art or artists) · tr dörütsel (relating to art or artists) · pl artystyczny (relating to art or artists) · ru артисти́чный (having creative skill) · fi luova (having creative skill) · id seniah (aesthetically pleasing) · ca artístic (having creative skill) · de künstlerisch (relating to art or artists) · el καλλιτεχνικός (relating to art or artists) · nn kunstnarisk (having creative skill) · gl artístico (having creative skill) · pl kunsztowny (aesthetically pleasing) · el καλαίσθητος (aesthetically pleasing) · fr artistique (having creative skill) · hu művészi (relating to art or artists) · nl kunstzinnig (having creative skill) · ru иску́сный (having creative skill) · ca artístic (relating to art or artists) · de gestalterisch (having creative skill) · da kunstnerisk (aesthetically pleasing) · yi קינסטלעריש (having creative skill) · es artístico (relating to art or artists) · it artistico (aesthetically pleasing) · hu művészi (aesthetically pleasing) · uk мисте́цький (relating to art or artists) · la mūsīvus (relating to art or artists) · rsk мистецки (relating to art or artists) · nn kunstnarleg (having creative skill) · uk артисти́чний (having creative skill) · tr dörütsel (aesthetically pleasing) · az nəfis (aesthetically pleasing) · es artístico (having creative skill) · tr sanatsal (relating to art or artists) · da kunstnerisk (having creative skill) · he אָמָּנוּתִי (relating to art or artists) · eo arta (relating to art or artists) · el φιλότεχνος (having creative skill) · ro artistic (aesthetically pleasing) · sq artistik (having creative skill) · yi קינסטלעריש (relating to art or artists) · hi कलापूर्ण (having creative skill) · pt artístico (having creative skill) · it artistico (relating to art or artists) · de kunstvoll (aesthetically pleasing) · pt artístico (relating to art or artists) · eo artisma (aesthetically pleasing) · nl kunstzinnig (relating to art or artists) · bg художествен (relating to art or artists) · nl artistiek (having creative skill) · nl artistiek (relating to art or artists) · uk худо́жній (relating to art or artists)