artistic

UK: /ɑː^rˈtɪstɪk/ US: /ɑrˈtɪstɪk/ ,(är tis′tik)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

ar•tis•tic /ɑrˈtɪstɪk/   adj. 

1. Fine Art beautiful;
   attractive;
   like good art:
   an artistic flower arrangement.
2. of or characteristic of art or artists:
   fought for artistic freedom.
3. showing skill in how something is done.

ar•tis•ti•cal•ly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

ar•tis•tic  (är tis′tik), adj. 

1. Fine Art conforming to the standards of art;
   satisfying aesthetic requirements:
   artistic productions.
2. showing skill or excellence in execution:
   artistic workmanship.
3. exhibiting taste, discriminating judgment, or sensitivity:
   an artistic arrangement of flowers; artistic handling of a delicate diplomatic situation.
4. Fine Art exhibiting an involvement in or appreciation of art, esp. the fine arts:
   He had wide-ranging artistic interests.
5. Fine Art involving only aesthetic considerations, usually taken as excluding moral, practical, religious, political, or similar concerns:
   artistic principles.
6. of art or artists:
   artistic works.
7. of, like, or thought of as characteristic of an artist:
   an artistic temperament.
   Also, ar•tis′ti•cal. 

• artist + -ic 1745–55

ar•tis′ti•cal•ly, adv. 

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artistic / ɑːˈtɪstɪk/ adjective

1. of or characteristic of art or artists
2. performed, made, or arranged decoratively and tastefully; aesthetically pleasing
3. appreciative of and sensitive to beauty in art
4. naturally gifted with creative skill

arˈtistically adverb