noun · 4 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:/ˈɑːtˌwɜːk/
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General-American:/ˈɑɹtˌwɝk/
CMU ARPABET:AA1 R T W ER2 K
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
A myriad of Hellenic artworks reflects the perceptions of the citizens of Ancient Greece.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: work of art, art piece, piece of art, art object
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Artistic work.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The graphical elements to be included in a reproduced work.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
The text has been reviewed, but the photographer hasn't delivered some of the artwork.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the publisher was responsible for all the artwork in the book
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: art, graphics, nontextual matter
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: visual communication
Narrower terms: illustration, drawing
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2er- Proto-Indo-European *h2értis Proto-Italic *artis Latin ars Latin artemder. Old French artbor. Middle English art English art English -work English artwork From art + -work.
Across languages
Translations
68 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
obra
— painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art
Catalan:
obra d'art
— painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art
Cornish:
artweyth
— painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art
Czech:
výtvarné dílo
— painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art
Czech:
dílo
— painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art
Danish:
kunstværk
— painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art
Dutch:
kunstwerk
— painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art
Esperanto:
verko
— painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art
Esperanto:
artoverko
— painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art
Faroese:
listaverk
— painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art
Finnish:
teos
— painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art
Finnish:
taideteos
— painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art
French:
œuvre
— painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art
French:
œuvre d'art
— painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art
Galician:
obra
— painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art
Galician:
obra de arte
— painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art
German:
Kunstwerk
— painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art
Greek:
καλλιτέχνημα
(kallitéchnima)
— painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art
Hungarian:
műalkotás
— painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art
Hungarian:
mű
— painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art
Hungarian:
alkotás
— painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art
Icelandic:
listaverk
— painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art
Ido:
artoverko
— painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art
Italian:
lavoro
— painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art
Italian:
opera
— painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art
Italian:
opera d'arte
— painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art
Italian:
lavoro visivo
— painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art
Japanese:
芸術作品
(geijutsusakuhin)
— painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art
Japanese:
アートワーク
(ātowōku)
— painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art
Kapampangan:
kalalangan
— painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art
Kapampangan:
kelalangan
— painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art
Lithuanian:
mẽno kūrinỹs
— painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art
Māori:
mahinga toi
— painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art
Marathi:
कलाकृती
(kalākŕtī)
— painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art
Norwegian:
kunstverk
— painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art
Polish:
dzieło sztuki
— painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art
Portuguese:
obra
— painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art
Portuguese:
obra de arte
— painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art
Russian:
иску́сство
(iskússtvo)
— painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art
Russian:
произведение искусства
(proizvedenije iskusstva)
— painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art
Russian:
произведение
(proizvedenije)
— painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art
Spanish:
obra
— painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art
Spanish:
obra artística
— painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art
Spanish:
obra de arte
— painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art
Spanish:
obra pictórica
— painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art
Spanish:
obra creativa
— painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art
Swahili:
sanaa
— painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art
Swedish:
konstverk
— painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art
Thai:
งานศิลป์
— painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art
Thai:
อาร์ตเวิร์ก
— painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art
Ukrainian:
ви́твір
(výtvir)
— painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art
Ukrainian:
твір мистецтва
(tvir mystectva)
— painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art
Finnish:
taiteellinen työ
— artistic work
Finnish:
taidekäsityö
— artistic work
Galician:
obra de arte
— artistic work
Greek:
καλλιτέχνημα
(kallitéchnima)
— artistic work
Indonesian:
karya seni
— artistic work
Italian:
opera artistica
— artistic work
Polish:
praca
— artistic work
Portuguese:
obra de arte
— artistic work
Ukrainian:
тві́р мисте́цтва
(tvír mystéctva)
— artistic work
Finnish:
kuvitus
— graphical elements to be included in a reproduced work
Hungarian:
illusztráció
— graphical elements to be included in a reproduced work
Hungarian:
grafika
— graphical elements to be included in a reproduced work
Italian:
immagine
— graphical elements to be included in a reproduced work
Italian:
elemento grafico
— graphical elements to be included in a reproduced work
Polish:
ilustracja
— graphical elements to be included in a reproduced work
Polish:
grafika
— graphical elements to be included in a reproduced work
