Meanings
noundecorative arts pl (normally plural, singular decorative art)
singular decorative art
- pluralplural normallyArts and crafts concerned with making beautiful but functional objects. Includes carpentry, metalworking and interior design.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 裝飾藝術 /装饰艺术
- 裝飾藝術 /装饰艺术 (zhuāngshì yìshù)arts and crafts concerned with making objects beautiful
Finnish koristetaide
- koristetaidearts and crafts concerned with making objects beautiful
French arts décoratifs
- arts décoratifsarts and crafts concerned with making objects beautiful
German dekorative Kunst, Handwerkskunst
- dekorative Kunstarts and crafts concerned with making objects beautiful
- Handwerkskunstarts and crafts concerned with making objects beautiful
- Kunsthandwerkarts and crafts concerned with making objects beautiful
Portuguese artes decorativas
- artes decorativasarts and crafts concerned with making objects beautiful
Romanian artă decorativă
- artă decorativăarts and crafts concerned with making objects beautiful
Russian декорати́вное иску́сство
- декорати́вное иску́сство (dekoratívnoje iskússtvo)arts and crafts concerned with making objects beautiful
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APA
decorative arts. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decorative%20arts
MLA
“decorative arts.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decorative%20arts. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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