Meanings
arts1
- pluralplural of art.
1 more example
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
- The humanities.
- pluralplural onlyThe study of languages and literature.
- pluralplural onlyThe study of literature, philosophy, and the arts.
- pluralplural onlyThe liberal arts.
ARTS2
- abbreviationacronymuncountablevideo gamesAcronym of action real-time strategy.
Arts3
ARTs4
- pluralplural of ART
Synonyms & antonyms
nounstudies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Variant spelling of Artz.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Thai อักษรศาสตร์, ศิลปศาสตร์
- อักษรศาสตร์ (àk-sɔ̌ɔ-rá-sàat)the study of languages and literature
- ศิลปศาสตร์ (sǐn-lá-bpà-sàat)the study of literature, philosophy, and the arts
- ศิลปศาสตร์ (sǐn-lá-bpà-sàat)liberal arts
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with arts
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Cite this entry
arts. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arts
“arts.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arts. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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