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fine art

[ fahyn ahrt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a 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. Compare commercial art.

fine art

noun

art produced chiefly for its aesthetic value, as opposed to applied art
Also calledbeaux arts often plural any of the fields in which such art is produced, such as painting, sculpture, and engraving

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Word History and Origins

Origin of fine art¹

First recorded in 1760–70

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Idioms and Phrases

Something requiring highly developed techniques and skills, as in He's turned lying into a fine art , or The contractor excels in the fine art of demolition . This term alludes to the fine arts , such as music, painting, and sculpture, which require both skill and talent. It is now often used to describe anything that takes skill to do. [First half of 1800s]

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Example Sentences

Tár is not a real person, but rather an amalgamation of egos from the world of fine arts, played by Cate Blanchett and masterfully captured in Todd Field’s 2022 film “Tár.”

From Salon

Draycott, who is studying fine art at Glasgow School of Art, was commissioned to produce the artwork by the Dobbie Hall Trust.

From BBC

Castleberry strives to realistically capture the way money shores up or permeates all sorts of creative endeavors: Hollywood, TV, fine art and more.

From Los Angeles Times

There’s a fine art because you can’t go too thin or else you look like the principal of like Epstein Elementary.

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To a casual fan, his endeavor into the fine art world may appear a surprising pivot.

From Los Angeles Times

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

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