art produced chiefly for its aesthetic value, as opposed to applied art - Also called: beaux arts (often plural)
any of the fields in which such art is produced, such as painting, sculpture, and engraving
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fine arts /ˈfaɪn ˈɑrts/USA pronunciation n. [plural]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Fine Artvisual arts that are valued for beauty or expressiveness, such as painting, sculpture, or architecture.
fine′ art′
(fīn),USA pronunciation
- Fine Arta visual art considered to have been created primarily for aesthetic purposes and judged for its beauty and meaningfulness, specifically, painting, sculpture, drawing, watercolor, graphics, and architecture. Cf. commercial art.
- 1760–70
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'fine art' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Photo-Secession
- art
- artist
- arts
- beaux-arts
- belles-lettres
- chinoiserie
- collectible
- commercial art
- dilettante
- neoclassicism
- virtu
- work of art