Hypertext Webster Gateway: "artistic"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Artistic \Ar*tis"tic\, Artistical \Ar*tis"tic*al\, a. [Cf. F.
artistique, fr. artiste.]
Of or pertaining to art or to artists; made in the manner of
an artist; conformable to art; characterized by art; showing
taste or skill. -- {Ar*tis"tic*al*ly}, adv.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
artistic
adj 1: relating to or characteristic of art or artists; "his
artistic background"
2: satisfying aesthetic standards and sensibilities; "artistic
workmanship"
3: aesthetically pleasing; "an artistic flower arrangement"
[syn: {aesthetic}, {esthetic}, {pleasing}]
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