nonart en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English non- Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- Proto-Indo-European *h₂értis Proto-Italic *artis Latin ars Latin artemder. Old French artbor. Middle English art English art English nonart From non- + art.
Meanings
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(uncountable) That which is not art
For archaeologists, distinguishing art from nonart is still quite a challenge.
2009 February 6, Michael Balter, “ORIGINS: On the Origin of Art and Symbolism”, in Science, volume 323, number 5915, →DOI, pages 709–711: