Meanings
nounfanart (usually uncountable, plural fanarts)
plural fanarts · alternative fan art
- slanguncountableusuallylifestyleArtwork created unofficially by fans of a media work and based on that work.
The same genres have inspired fanart as well.
2008, Kristin Thompson, The Frodo Franchise: The Lord of the Rings and Modern Hollywood, page 1791 more example
Aarinfantasy's Web site offers several areas for fans to give back—whether this is sharing fanart in the Member's Gallery or offering support, discussion or interaction in the general forums.
2010, Antonia Levi, Mark McHarry, Dru Pagliassotti, Boys' Love Manga, page 16
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Translations
Arabic فَنّ الْمُعْجَبَيْن, فَان أَرْت
- فَنّ الْمُعْجَبَيْن (fann al-muʕjabayn)artwork created unofficially by fans
- فَان أَرْت (fān ʔart)artwork created unofficially by fans
Chinese Mandarin 同人圖 /同人图
- 同人圖 /同人图 (tóngréntú)artwork created unofficially by fans
French fanart
- fanartartwork created unofficially by fans
German Fan-Art
- Fan-Artartwork created unofficially by fans
Japanese ファンアート
- ファンアート (fān'āto)artwork created unofficially by fans
Korean 팬아트
- 팬아트 (paenateu)artwork created unofficially by fans
Polish fanart
- fanartartwork created unofficially by fans
Portuguese fã-arte, fanarte
- fã-arteartwork created unofficially by fans
- fanarteartwork created unofficially by fans
- fanartartwork created unofficially by fans
Russian фан-арт
- фан-арт (fan-art)artwork created unofficially by fans
Thai แฟนอาร์ต
- แฟนอาร์ต (fɛɛn-áat)artwork created unofficially by fans
Ukrainian фана́рт
- фана́рт (fanárt)artwork created unofficially by fans
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Cite this entry
APA
fanart. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fanart
MLA
“fanart.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fanart. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fanart,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fanart.
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