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artistic

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/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ɑɹˈtɪs.tɪk/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • 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
  • Albanian: artistik — aesthetically pleasing
  • Azerbaijani: nəfis — aesthetically pleasing
  • Catalan: artístic — aesthetically pleasing
  • Danish: kunstnerisk — aesthetically pleasing
  • Dutch: kunstzinnig — aesthetically pleasing
  • Dutch: artistiek — aesthetically pleasing
  • Esperanto: artisma — aesthetically pleasing
  • Finnish: taiteellinen — aesthetically pleasing
  • Finnish: esteettinen — aesthetically pleasing
  • French: artistique — aesthetically pleasing
  • German: kunstvoll — aesthetically pleasing
  • Greek: περίτεχνος (perítechnos) — aesthetically pleasing
  • Greek: καλαίσθητος (kalaísthitos) — aesthetically pleasing
  • Hungarian: művészi — aesthetically pleasing
  • Indonesian: seniah — aesthetically pleasing
  • Italian: artistico — aesthetically pleasing
  • Japanese: 芸術的な (geijutsuteki na) — aesthetically pleasing
  • Polish: kunsztowny — aesthetically pleasing
  • Portuguese: artístico — aesthetically pleasing
  • Romanian: artistic — aesthetically pleasing
  • Spanish: artístico — aesthetically pleasing
  • Turkish: sanatsal — aesthetically pleasing
  • Turkish: dörütsel — aesthetically pleasing
  • Yiddish: קינסטלעריש (kinstlerish) — aesthetically pleasing
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