Etymology

ars gratia artis

Today it means: Synonym of art for art's sake. Full definition →

French l'art pour l'art
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The story

  1. French · derived froml'art pour l'art
  2. English todayars gratia artis

Latin translation of French l'art pour l'art. See the main entry for more.

Words from the same roots

Frenchl'art pour l'art all →

art for art's sakelarpurlartism

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.