arts en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ɑɹts/ (General-American)
- /ɑːts/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Meanings
- (plural, plural-only) The humanities. ▸ The study of languages and literature.
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(form-of, plural) plural of art.
form of art
That the young Mr. Churchills liked—but they did not like him coming round of an evening and drinking weak whisky-and-water while he held forth on railway debentures and corporation loans. Mr. Barrett, however, by fawning and flattery, seemed to be able to make not only Mrs. Churchill but everyone else do what he desired. And if the arts of humbleness failed him, he overcame you by sheer impudence.
1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter II, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
- (plural, plural-only) The humanities. ▸ The study of literature, philosophy, and the arts.
- (plural, plural-only) The liberal arts.
Deriveds
nonarts · graphic arts · arts and crafts · artsie · flow arts · artsy · martial arts · household arts · servile arts · arts college · performing arts · fine arts · multiarts · artsman
Translations (3)
th ศิลปศาสตร์ (liberal arts) · th อักษรศาสตร์ (the study of languages and literature) · th ศิลปศาสตร์ (the study of literature, philosophy, and the arts)