Meanings
plural works of art
- A product of the fine arts; a painting, sculpture, etc.
2012, Ivan Berg, Nik Berg, Top Gear: Motor Mania The Beetle's cheap, frugal and functional nature attracted legions of flower-power fans and the little Vee Dubs became symbols, moving protests and even works of art.
Synonyms: artwork, piece of art
- idiomaticAnything beautiful, exquisite, or finely crafted.
She was bedazzling, in short she was a work of art. She looked as natural as it's possible to be in an age of cosmetics; her hair was flowing and beautiful and she was a picture of summery goodness.
2012, Andrew Smith, A Quarter Life Crisis, page 102
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA product of the fine arts; a painting, sculpture, etc.
Translations
Basque artelan
- artelanproduct of the fine arts
Chinese Mandarin 作品, 藝術品 /艺术品
- 作品 (zuòpǐn)product of the fine arts
- 藝術品 /艺术品 (yìshùpǐn)product of the fine arts
- 藝術作品 /艺术作品 (yìshù zuòpǐn)product of the fine arts
- 美術作品 /美术作品 (měishù zuòpǐn)product of the fine arts
- 精品 (jīngpǐn)anything beautiful or exquisite
Czech umělecké dílo
- umělecké díloproduct of the fine arts
Danish kunstværk
- kunstværkproduct of the fine arts
Dutch kunstwerk
- kunstwerkproduct of the fine arts
Esperanto artaĵo, belaĵo
- artaĵoproduct of the fine arts
- belaĵoanything beautiful or exquisite
Estonian kunstiteos
- kunstiteosproduct of the fine arts
Finnish taideteos, taideteos
- taideteosproduct of the fine arts
- taideteosanything beautiful or exquisite
French œuvre d’art
- œuvre d’artproduct of the fine arts
German Kunstwerk, Kunstwerk
- Kunstwerkproduct of the fine arts
- Kunstwerkanything beautiful or exquisite
Greek έργο τέχνης, έργο τέχνης
- έργο τέχνης (érgo téchnis)product of the fine arts
- έργο τέχνης (érgo téchnis)anything beautiful or exquisite
Hebrew מַעֲשֵׂה יְדֵי אָמָּן
- מַעֲשֵׂה יְדֵי אָמָּן (ma'asé yadéi omán)anything beautiful or exquisite
Hungarian műalkotás, műtárgy
- műalkotásproduct of the fine arts
- műtárgyproduct of the fine arts
Icelandic listaverk
- listaverkproduct of the fine arts
Italian opera d'arte
- opera d'arteproduct of the fine arts
Japanese 作品, 芸術作品
- 作品 (sakuhin)product of the fine arts
- 芸術作品 (geijutsu sakuhin)product of the fine arts
Korean 미술품, 예술품
- 미술품 (misulpum)product of the fine arts
- 예술품 (yesulpum)product of the fine arts
Norwegian Bokmål kunstverk
- kunstverkproduct of the fine arts
Polish dzieło sztuki, dzieło sztuki
- dzieło sztukiproduct of the fine arts
- dzieło sztukianything beautiful or exquisite
Portuguese obra de arte
- obra de arteproduct of the fine arts
Romanian operă de artă
- operă de artăproduct of the fine arts
Russian произведе́ние иску́сства, произведе́ние иску́сства
- произведе́ние иску́сства (proizvedénije iskússtva)product of the fine arts
- произведе́ние иску́сства (proizvedénije iskússtva)anything beautiful or exquisite
Spanish obra de arte
- obra de arteproduct of the fine arts
Swedish konstverk
- konstverkproduct of the fine arts
Tamil கலைப் படைப்பு
- கலைப் படைப்பு (kalaip paṭaippu)product of the fine arts
Turkish sanat eseri, eser
- sanat eseriproduct of the fine arts
- eserproduct of the fine arts
Vietnamese tác phẩm nghệ thuật
- tác phẩm nghệ thuậtproduct of the fine arts
Cite this entry
work of art. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/work%20of%20art
“work of art.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/work%20of%20art. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “work of art,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/work%20of%20art.
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