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artsiness en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English artsy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English artsiness From artsy + -ness.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The state or quality of being artsy
    • More likely, Nichols sensed his dramatic gimmick wasn't panning out, and so took refuge in the inscrutability of artsiness. 1988 January 29, Tom Boeker, “Thrill Seekers”, in Chicago Reader: