art form

noun

1
: a form or medium of expression recognized as fine art
sees dance as both an art form and an entertainment
2
a
: an unconventional form or medium in which impulses regarded as artistic may be expressed
describe pinball as a great American art formTom Buckley
b
: an undertaking or activity enhanced by a high level of skill or refinement
easy conversation—an art form in peril of being lost to contemporary schedulesJoanna Pruess

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The rumor that any secular art form was of the devil was easier to believe than a young Black man from Hazelhurst, Mississippi finding God through his guitar rather than the church. Taryn Finley, Refinery29, 23 Apr. 2025 Launching the festival is giving Bernthal not only an opportunity to practice his favorite art form but to pay it forward. Kara Warner, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025 Examples of tarot cards as an art form include Pamela Colman Smith’s iconic Rider-Waite-Smith tarot deck and the Thoth Tarot deck created by Lady Frieda Harris, which is on view in the exhibition for the first time since her death in 1962. Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Apr. 2025 Under Selig, in particular, whose family owned a car dealership, the Brewers turned thrift into an art form. Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 13 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for art form

Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of art form was in 1851

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“Art form.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/art%20form. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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