Meanings
nounfine arts pl (normally plural, singular fine art)
singular fine art
- pluralplural normallyThe purely aesthetic arts, such as music, painting, and poetry, as opposed to industrial or functional arts such as architecture or carpentry.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe study and creation of visual works of art
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Translations
Arabic فُنُون جَمِيلَة
- فُنُون جَمِيلَة (funūn jamīla)purely aesthetic arts
Catalan belles arts
- belles artspurely aesthetic arts
Chinese Mandarin 美術 /美术
- 美術 /美术 (měishù)purely aesthetic arts
Dutch schone kunsten
- schone kunstenpurely aesthetic arts
Esperanto belartoj
- belartojpurely aesthetic arts
Estonian kaunid kunstid
- kaunid kunstidpurely aesthetic arts
Finnish kaunotaide, taide
- kaunotaidepurely aesthetic arts
- taidepurely aesthetic arts
French beaux-arts
- beaux-artspurely aesthetic arts
German bildende Künste, schöne Künste
- bildende Künstepurely aesthetic arts
- schöne Künstepurely aesthetic arts
Greek καλές τέχνες
- καλές τέχνες (kalés téchnes)purely aesthetic arts
Hindi ललित कला, ललित कलाएँ
- ललित कला (lalit kalā)purely aesthetic arts
- ललित कलाएँ (lalit kalāẽ)purely aesthetic arts
Hungarian képzőművészet, szépművészetek
- képzőművészetpurely aesthetic arts
- szépművészetekpurely aesthetic arts
Indonesian seni murni, seni adiluhung
- seni murnipurely aesthetic arts
- seni adiluhungpurely aesthetic arts
Irish na healaíona uaisle
- na healaíona uaislepurely aesthetic arts
Italian belle arti
- belle artipurely aesthetic arts
Japanese 美術, ファインアート
- 美術 (bijutsu)purely aesthetic arts
- ファインアート (fain āto)purely aesthetic arts
Korean 순수미술, 순수예술
- 순수미술 (sunsumisul)purely aesthetic arts
- 순수예술 (sunsuyesul)purely aesthetic arts
Malay seni halus
- seni haluspurely aesthetic arts
Persian هنرهای زیبا
- هنرهای زیبا (honar-hâ-ye zibâ)purely aesthetic arts
Polish sztuki piękne, plastyka
- sztuki pięknepurely aesthetic arts
- plastykapurely aesthetic arts
Portuguese belas artes
- belas artespurely aesthetic arts
Romanian arte frumoase
- arte frumoasepurely aesthetic arts
Russian изобрази́тельное иску́сство, изя́щные иску́сства
- изобрази́тельное иску́сство (izobrazítelʹnoje iskússtvo)purely aesthetic arts
- изя́щные иску́сства (izjáščnyje iskússtva)purely aesthetic arts
Spanish bellas artes, bellos artes
- bellas artespurely aesthetic arts
- bellos artespurely aesthetic arts
Swedish sköna konster
- sköna konsterpurely aesthetic arts
Tagalog belyas-artes
- belyas-artespurely aesthetic arts
Thai วิจิตรศิลป์
- วิจิตรศิลป์ (wí-jìt-dtrà-sǐn)purely aesthetic arts
Turkish güzel sanatlar
- güzel sanatlarpurely aesthetic arts
Vietnamese mỹ thuật
- mỹ thuậtpurely aesthetic arts
Cite this entry
APA
fine arts. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fine%20arts
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“fine arts.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fine%20arts. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fine arts,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fine%20arts.
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