adj · adv · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ɑːˈtɪs.tɪk/
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General-American:/ɑɹˈtɪs.tɪk/
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rhymes with -ɪstɪk
CMU ARPABET:AA0 R T IH1 S T IH0 K
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Having or revealing creative skill.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Relating to or characteristic of art or artists.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Aesthetically pleasing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adj
Meaning 4
Euphemistic form of autistic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, euphemistic, form-of, offensive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: acoustic
Antonyms: none provided
5
adv
Meaning 5
Artistically, in an artistic style.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: nonstandard
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: inartistic
6
adjective
Meaning 6
relating to or characteristic of art or artists
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
his artistic background
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
adjective satellite
Meaning 7
satisfying aesthetic standards and sensibilities
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
artistic workmanship
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
adjective satellite
Meaning 8
aesthetically pleasing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
an artistic flower arrangement
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: aesthetic, esthetic
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2er- Proto-Indo-European *h2értis Proto-Italic *artis Latin ars Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -ista Late Latin artistader. French artiste Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -ique Middle French -ique French -ique French artistiquebor. English artistic Borrowed from French artistique, from artiste + -ique. By surface analysis, artist + -ic.
Across languages
Translations
99 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
artistik
— having creative skill
Catalan:
artístic
— having creative skill
Chinese Mandarin:
藝術的 /艺术的
(yìshù de)
— having creative skill
Danish:
kunstnerisk
— having creative skill
Dutch:
kunstzinnig
— having creative skill
Dutch:
artistiek
— having creative skill
Finnish:
taiteellinen
— having creative skill
Finnish:
luova
— having creative skill
French:
artistique
— having creative skill
Galician:
artístico
— having creative skill
German:
künstlerisch
— having creative skill
German:
gestalterisch
— having creative skill
Greek:
φιλότεχνος
(filótechnos)
— having creative skill
Hindi:
कलापूर्ण
(kalāpūrṇ)
— having creative skill
Hungarian:
művészi
— having creative skill
Indonesian:
seniah
— having creative skill
Italian:
artistico
— having creative skill
Japanese:
芸術的な
(geijutsuteki na)
— having creative skill
Latvian:
māksliniecisks
— having creative skill
Norwegian Bokmål:
kunstnerisk
— having creative skill
Norwegian Nynorsk:
kunstnarisk
— having creative skill
Norwegian Nynorsk:
kunstnarleg
— having creative skill
Portuguese:
artístico
— having creative skill
Romanian:
artistic
— having creative skill
Russian:
артисти́ческий
(artistíčeskij)
— having creative skill
Russian:
иску́сный
(iskúsnyj)
— having creative skill
Russian:
артисти́чный
(artistíčnyj)
— having creative skill
Spanish:
artístico
— having creative skill
Swedish:
konstnärlig
— having creative skill
Turkish:
sanatsal
— having creative skill
Turkish:
dörütsel
— having creative skill
Ukrainian:
артисти́чний
(artystýčnyj)
— having creative skill
Yiddish:
קינסטלעריש
(kinstlerish)
— having creative skill
Yiddish:
אַרטיסטיש
(artistish)
— having creative skill
Albanian:
artistik
— relating to art or artists
Azerbaijani:
bədii
— relating to art or artists
Bulgarian:
художествен
(hudožestven)
— relating to art or artists
Catalan:
artístic
— relating to art or artists
Czech:
umělecký
— relating to art or artists
Danish:
kunstnerisk
— relating to art or artists
Dutch:
kunstzinnig
— relating to art or artists
Dutch:
artistiek
— relating to art or artists
Esperanto:
artista
— relating to art or artists
Esperanto:
arta
— relating to art or artists
Finnish:
taiteellinen
— relating to art or artists
Finnish:
artistinen
— relating to art or artists
French:
artistique
— relating to art or artists
Galician:
artístico
— relating to art or artists
German:
künstlerisch
— relating to art or artists
Greek:
καλλιτεχνικός
(kallitechnikós)
— relating to art or artists
Hebrew:
אָמָּנוּתִי
(omanutí)
— relating to art or artists
Hungarian:
művészi
— relating to art or artists
Indonesian:
seniah
— relating to art or artists
Italian:
artistico
— relating to art or artists
Japanese:
芸術的な
(geijutsuteki na)
— relating to art or artists
Latin:
mūsīvus
— relating to art or artists
Latvian:
māksliniecisks
— relating to art or artists
Luxembourgish:
artistesch
— relating to art or artists
Norwegian Bokmål:
kunstnerisk
— relating to art or artists
Norwegian Nynorsk:
kunstnarisk
— relating to art or artists
Norwegian Nynorsk:
kunstnarleg
— relating to art or artists
Pannonian Rusyn:
уметнїцки
(umetnjicki)
— relating to art or artists
Pannonian Rusyn:
мистецки
(mistecki)
— relating to art or artists
Pannonian Rusyn:
художни
(xudožni)
— relating to art or artists
Polish:
artystyczny
— relating to art or artists
Portuguese:
artístico
— relating to art or artists
Romanian:
artistic
— relating to art or artists
Russian:
худо́жественный
(xudóžestvennyj)
— relating to art or artists
Spanish:
artístico
— relating to art or artists
Turkish:
sanatsal
— relating to art or artists
Turkish:
dörütsel
— relating to art or artists
Ukrainian:
худо́жній
(xudóžnij)
— relating to art or artists
Ukrainian:
мисте́цький
(mystécʹkyj)
— relating to art or artists
Yiddish:
קינסטלעריש
(kinstlerish)
— relating to art or artists
Yiddish:
אַרטיסטיש
(artistish)
— relating to art or artists