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ARTISTIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Satisfying aesthetic standards and sensibilities
Example:
artistic workmanship
Classified under:
Similar:
aesthetic; aesthetical; esthetic; esthetical (concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste)
Derivation:
art (the products of human creativity; works of art collectively)
artist (a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Aesthetically pleasing
Example:
an artistic flower arrangement
Synonyms:
aesthetic; artistic; esthetic
Classified under:
Similar:
tasteful (having or showing or conforming to good taste)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Relating to or characteristic of art or artists
Example:
his artistic background
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
artist (a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination)
Derivation:
art (the products of human creativity; works of art collectively)
artist (a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination)
Context examples:
How graciously Amy criticized the artistic parts of the story, and offered hints for a sequel, which unfortunately couldn't be carried out, as the hero and heroine were dead.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
As you may observe, Mr. Holmes, my hair is somewhat luxuriant, and of a rather peculiar tint of chestnut. It has been considered artistic. I could not dream of sacrificing it in this offhand fashion.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Leo also relates to beautiful design and the sophisticated use of color, so you may be completing an artistic project.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
It was not that there was any vital need that the thing should be well done, but that his artistic canons compelled him to do it well.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
It's simple, but handsome, and those folds over the arm are really artistic.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
Mars will meet with Neptune December 13, indicating a day when you may see profit related to a creative project, perhaps something artistic or musical.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
He was numb to emotions of any sort save the artistic ones concerned in the writing of "Overdue."
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
It's a great comfort to have an artistic sister.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
You may be working on an project that you are passionate about, such as one involving music, poetry, literature, sculpture, dance, or another artistic discipline.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
There's not one of them who is not degrading, man and woman, all of them animated stomachs guided by the high intellectual and artistic impulses of clams—
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
