Phrase guide

work of art

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A product of the fine arts; a painting, sculpture, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 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.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: artwork, piece of art

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Anything beautiful, exquisite, or finely crafted.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

art that is a product of one of the fine arts (especially a painting or sculpture of artistic merit)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: art, fine art

Narrower terms: magnum opus, objet d'art, art object, piece, pastiche, period piece, warhorse

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

58 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: bədii əsər — product of the fine arts
  • Bashkir: әҫәр (əśər) — product of the fine arts
  • Basque: artelan — product of the fine arts
  • Chinese Mandarin: 作品 (zuòpǐn) — product of the fine arts
  • Chinese Mandarin: 藝術品 /艺术品 (yìshùpǐn) — product of the fine arts
  • Chinese Mandarin: 藝術作品 /艺术作品 (yìshù zuòpǐn) — product of the fine arts
  • Chinese Mandarin: 美術作品 /美术作品 (měishù zuòpǐn) — product of the fine arts
  • Czech: umělecké dílo — product of the fine arts
  • Danish: kunstværk — product of the fine arts
  • Dutch: kunstwerk — product of the fine arts
  • Esperanto: artaĵo — product of the fine arts
  • Estonian: kunstiteos — product of the fine arts
  • Faroese: listaverk — product of the fine arts
  • Finnish: taideteos — product of the fine arts
  • French: œuvre d’art — product of the fine arts
  • Georgian: ხელოვნების ნაწარმოები (xelovnebis nac̣armoebi) — product of the fine arts
  • Georgian: ხელოვნების ნიმუში (xelovnebis nimuši) — product of the fine arts
  • German: Kunstwerk — product of the fine arts
  • Greek: έργο τέχνης (érgo téchnis) — product of the fine arts
  • Hungarian: műalkotás — product of the fine arts
  • Hungarian: műtárgy — product of the fine arts
  • Icelandic: listaverk — product of the fine arts
  • Italian: opera d'arte — product of the fine arts
  • Japanese: 作品 (sakuhin) — product of the fine arts
  • Japanese: 芸術作品 (geijutsu sakuhin) — product of the fine arts
  • Kannada: ಕಲಾಕೃತಿ (kalākṛti) — product of the fine arts
  • Kannada: ಕರಕುಶಲ ವಸ್ತು (karakuśala vastu) — product of the fine arts
  • Khmer: ការងារសិល្បៈ (kaa ngiə-səlləpaʼ) — product of the fine arts
  • Korean: 미술품 (misulpum) — product of the fine arts
  • Korean: 예술품 (yesulpum) — product of the fine arts
  • Kumyk: асар (asar) — product of the fine arts
  • Northern Kurdish: afirandin — product of the fine arts
  • Macedonian: уметничко дело (umetničko delo) — product of the fine arts
  • Mirandese: obra-d'arte — product of the fine arts
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kunstverk — product of the fine arts
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kunstverk — product of the fine arts
  • Polish: dzieło sztuki — product of the fine arts
  • Portuguese: obra de arte — product of the fine arts
  • Romanian: operă de artă — product of the fine arts
  • Russian: произведе́ние иску́сства (proizvedénije iskússtva) — product of the fine arts
  • Slovene: umetniško delo — product of the fine arts
  • Slovene: umetnina — product of the fine arts
  • Spanish: obra de arte — product of the fine arts
  • Swedish: konstverk — product of the fine arts
  • Tamil: கலைப் படைப்பு (kalaip paṭaippu) — product of the fine arts
  • Turkish: sanat eseri — product of the fine arts
  • Turkish: eser — product of the fine arts
  • Vietnamese: tác phẩm nghệ thuật — product of the fine arts
  • Chinese Mandarin: 精品 (jīngpǐn) — anything beautiful or exquisite
  • Esperanto: belaĵo — anything beautiful or exquisite
  • Finnish: taideteos — anything beautiful or exquisite
  • German: Kunstwerk — anything beautiful or exquisite
  • Greek: έργο τέχνης (érgo téchnis) — anything beautiful or exquisite
  • Hebrew: מַעֲשֵׂה יְדֵי אָמָּן (ma'asé yadéi omán) — anything beautiful or exquisite
  • Polish: dzieło sztuki — anything beautiful or exquisite
  • Russian: произведе́ние иску́сства (proizvedénije iskússtva) — anything beautiful or exquisite
  • Slovene: umetniško delo — anything beautiful or exquisite
  • Slovene: umetnina — anything beautiful or exquisite