artistry

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/ˈɑː(ɹ)tɪstɹi/

noun

Significant artistic skill.

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Meanings

nounartistry (countable and uncountable, plural artistries)

plural artistries

  1. countableuncountableSignificant artistic skill.
    1 more example

    22 March 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Hunger Gameshttp://www.avclub.com/articles/the-hunger-games,71293/ Displaying a sturdy professionalism throughout that stops just short of artistry, director Gary Ross, who co-scripted with Collins and Billy Ray, does his strongest work in the early scenes, which set up the stakes with chilling efficiency.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation

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Broader
superior skill
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂er-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂értis
  3. Proto-Italic*artis
  4. Latinars
  5. Late Latinartista
  6. Frenchartiste
  7. Englishartist
  8. Englishartistry

From artist + -ry.

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Translations

Czech umění, umělecké kvality
  • uměnísignificant artistic skill
  • umělecké kvalitysignificant artistic skill
Finnish taiteellisuus
  • taiteellisuussignificant artistic skill
German Kunstfertigkeit, Artistik
  • Kunstfertigkeitsignificant artistic skill
  • Artistiksignificant artistic skill
Irish ealaíontacht
  • ealaíontachtsignificant artistic skill
Italian artisticità
  • artisticitàsignificant artistic skill
Polish kunszt, artyzm
  • kunsztsignificant artistic skill
  • artyzmsignificant artistic skill
Portuguese artisticidade
  • artisticidadesignificant artistic skill
Russian артисти́зм, худо́жественность
  • артисти́зм (artistízm)significant artistic skill
  • худо́жественность (xudóžestvennostʹ)significant artistic skill
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APA

artistry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/artistry

MLA

“artistry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/artistry. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “artistry,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/artistry.

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