Meanings
nounapplied arts pl (plural only)
- pluralplural onlyThe art of using of design and decoration to make everyday usable items aesthetically pleasing.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 應用藝術 /应用艺术
- 應用藝術 /应用艺术 (yìngyòng yìshù)design and decoration to make everyday items aesthetically pleasing
Finnish käyttötaide
- käyttötaidedesign and decoration to make everyday items aesthetically pleasing
French arts appliqués
- arts appliquésdesign and decoration to make everyday items aesthetically pleasing
Hungarian iparművészet
- iparművészetdesign and decoration to make everyday items aesthetically pleasing
Polish sztuka użytkowa
- sztuka użytkowadesign and decoration to make everyday items aesthetically pleasing
Portuguese artes aplicadas, arte aplicada
- artes aplicadasdesign and decoration to make everyday items aesthetically pleasing
- arte aplicadadesign and decoration to make everyday items aesthetically pleasing
Russian прикладны́е иску́сства
- прикладны́е иску́сства (prikladnýje iskússtva)design and decoration to make everyday items aesthetically pleasing
Swedish brukskonst, konsthantverk
- brukskonstdesign and decoration to make everyday items aesthetically pleasing
- konsthantverkdesign and decoration to make everyday items aesthetically pleasing
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“applied arts.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/applied%20arts. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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