Meanings
nounvisual arts pl (plural only)
- pluralplural onlyArt forms that are primarily visual in nature, such as painting, photography, printmaking, and filmmaking.
noun
- pluralplural of visual art
Translations
Arabic فُنُون بَصَرِيَّة
- فُنُون بَصَرِيَّة (funūn baṣariyya)art forms that are primarily visual in nature
Bulgarian изобрази́телно изку́ство
- изобрази́телно изку́ство (izobrazítelno izkústvo)art forms that are primarily visual in nature
Chinese Mandarin 視覺藝術 /视觉艺术
- 視覺藝術 /视觉艺术 (shìjué yìshù)art forms that are primarily visual in nature
Czech výtvarné umění
- výtvarné uměníart forms that are primarily visual in nature
Danish billedkunst
- billedkunstart forms that are primarily visual in nature
Dutch beeldende kunst
- beeldende kunstart forms that are primarily visual in nature
Estonian kujutav kunst
- kujutav kunstart forms that are primarily visual in nature
Finnish kuvataide
- kuvataideart forms that are primarily visual in nature
French art visuel
- art visuelart forms that are primarily visual in nature
German bildende Kunst
- bildende Kunstart forms that are primarily visual in nature
Greek εικαστικές τέχνες
- εικαστικές τέχνες (eikastikés téchnes)art forms that are primarily visual in nature
Hebrew אומנות חזותית
- אומנות חזותית (omanút khazutít)art forms that are primarily visual in nature
Hindi दृश्य कला
- दृश्य कला (dŕśya kalā)art forms that are primarily visual in nature
Hungarian képzőművészet
- képzőművészetart forms that are primarily visual in nature
Icelandic sjónlist
- sjónlistart forms that are primarily visual in nature
Italian arte visiva, arte visuale
- arte visivaart forms that are primarily visual in nature
- arte visualeart forms that are primarily visual in nature
Japanese 視覚芸術, ビジュアルアート
- 視覚芸術 (shikaku geijutsu)art forms that are primarily visual in nature
- ビジュアルアート (bijuaru āto)art forms that are primarily visual in nature
Korean 시각 예술
- 시각 예술 (sigak yesul)art forms that are primarily visual in nature
Latin artes visuales
- artes visualesart forms that are primarily visual in nature
Latvian tēlotāja māksla, vizuālā māksla
- tēlotāja mākslaart forms that are primarily visual in nature
- vizuālā mākslaart forms that are primarily visual in nature
- tēlotājmākslaart forms that are primarily visual in nature
Malay seni tampak, seni visual
- seni tampakart forms that are primarily visual in nature
- seni visualart forms that are primarily visual in nature
Norwegian Bokmål billedkunst
- billedkunstart forms that are primarily visual in nature
Persian هنرهای تجسمی
- هنرهای تجسمی (honar-hâ-ye tajassomi)art forms that are primarily visual in nature
Polish sztuki wizualne, sztuki plastyczne
- sztuki wizualneart forms that are primarily visual in nature
- sztuki plastyczneart forms that are primarily visual in nature
Portuguese artes visuais
- artes visuaisart forms that are primarily visual in nature
Romanian artă vizuală
- artă vizualăart forms that are primarily visual in nature
Russian изобрази́тельное иску́сство
- изобрази́тельное иску́сство (izobrazítelʹnoje iskússtvo)art forms that are primarily visual in nature
Slovak výtvarné umenie
- výtvarné umenieart forms that are primarily visual in nature
Spanish artes visuales
- artes visualesart forms that are primarily visual in nature
Swedish bildkonst
- bildkonstart forms that are primarily visual in nature
Tagalog sining biswal
- sining biswalart forms that are primarily visual in nature
Thai ทัศนศิลป์
- ทัศนศิลป์ (tát-sà-ná-sǐn)art forms that are primarily visual in nature
Turkish görsel sanatlar
- görsel sanatlarart forms that are primarily visual in nature
Ukrainian образотво́рче мисте́цтво, візуальне мистецтво
- образотво́рче мисте́цтво (obrazotvórče mystéctvo)art forms that are primarily visual in nature
- візуальне мистецтво (vizualʹne mystectvo)art forms that are primarily visual in nature
Vietnamese nghệ thuật thị giác
- nghệ thuật thị giácart forms that are primarily visual in nature
Welsh celfyddydau gweledol
- celfyddydau gweledolart forms that are primarily visual in nature
Cite this entry
APA
visual arts. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/visual%20arts
MLA
“visual arts.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/visual%20arts. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “visual arts,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/visual%20arts.
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