art
The conscious production or arrangement of sounds, colours, forms, movements, or other elements in a manner that affects the senses and emotions, usually specifically the production of the beautiful in a graphic or plastic medium.
Example
“There is a debate as to whether graffiti is art or vandalism.”
Other meanings
The creative and emotional expression of mental imagery, such as visual, auditory, social, etc.
Skillful creative activity, usually with an aesthetic focus.
“She's mastered the art of programming.”
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "artem".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “art” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.