artsie

art·sie
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US/ˈɑɹtsi/

noun

One who studies the arts.

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Meanings

adjectiveartsie (comparative artsier, superlative artsiest)

comparative artsier · superlative artsiest

  1. alternativeAlternative form of arty.

    […] an "artsie" course at Cornell University […]

    1974, Journal of the American Statistical Association
nounartsie (plural artsies)

plural artsies

  1. informalOne who studies the arts.

    2014, Elle Lee Strauss, Clockwise […] up along the wall, in cliques. The brains along one side, the artsies in the corner, the beauty queens near the punch bowl so everyone would have to look at how pretty they were when they got a drink, […]

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    “I'll never be an artsie,” replied Corretti, not bothering to lift his eyes from the screen of the computer he was working on. “But you're not taking engineering courses anymore,” objected Carl.

    2013, Charles Blattberg, The Adventurous Young Philosopher Theo Hoshen of Toronto, page 85

Origin

From arts + -ie.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

artsie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/artsie

MLA

“artsie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/artsie. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “artsie,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/artsie.

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