nonart

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noun

That which is not art

OriginEnglish art ← Middle English art ← Old French art →
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Meanings

nounnonart (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThat which is not art

    For archaeologists, distinguishing art from nonart is still quite a challenge.

    2009 February 6, Michael Balter, “ORIGINS: On the Origin of Art and Symbolism”, in Science, volume 323, number 5915, →DOI, pages 709–711

Origin

  1. Englishnon-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂er-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂értis
  4. Proto-Italic*artis
  5. Latinars
  6. Latinartem
  7. Old Frenchart
  8. Middle Englishart
  9. Englishart
  10. Englishnonart

From non- + art.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

AntronnatronnonratTronnaRanton
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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