fine art

fine art

 (fīn)

n.

1.

a. Art produced or intended primarily for beauty rather than utility.

b. often fine arts Any of the art forms, such as sculpture, painting, or music, used to create such art.

2. Something requiring highly developed techniques and skills: the fine art of teaching.

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fine art

n

1. (Art Terms) art produced chiefly for its aesthetic value, as opposed to applied art

2. (Art Terms) (often plural) Also called: beaux arts any of the fields in which such art is produced, such as painting, sculpture, and engraving

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fine′ art′

(faɪn)
n.

a visual art created primarily for aesthetic purposes and valued for its beauty or expressiveness, specifically, painting, sculpture, drawing, watercolor, graphics, or architecture.

[1760–70]

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fine art

, commercial artwork - Fine art is any art created for its own sake, as opposed to commercial artwork.

See also related terms for sake.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

fine art - the products of human creativity; works of art collectively; "an art exhibition"; "a fine collection of art" art artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" artificial flower - a handmade imitation of a blossom commercial art - art used for commercial purposes (as in advertising) creation - an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone cyberart - art that is produced with the help of computer hardware and software decoupage - art produced by decorating a surface with cutouts and then coating it with several layers of varnish or lacquer diptych - a painting or carving (especially an altarpiece) on two panels (usually hinged like a book) gem, treasure - art highly prized for its beauty or perfection genre - a class of art (or artistic endeavor) having a characteristic form or technique graphic art - the arts of drawing or painting or printmaking grotesque - art characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plants kitsch - excessively garish or sentimental art; usually considered in bad taste mosaic - art consisting of a design made of small pieces of colored stone or glass plastic art - the arts of shaping or modeling; carving and sculpture triptych - art consisting of a painting or carving (especially an altarpiece) on three panels (usually hinged together) work of art - art that is a product of one of the fine arts (especially a painting or sculpture of artistic merit) dance - an artistic form of nonverbal communication

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Translations

الفُنون الجَميلَه

krásné umění

de skønne kunster

beaux-arts

szépmûvészet

fagrar listir

de skjønne kunster

güzel sanat

美术

fine¹

(fain) adjective

1. (usually of art etc) very good; of excellent quality. fine paintings; a fine performance. goeie skilderye; knap vertoning رائِع، مُمْتاز прекрасен belo skvělý vorzüglich fin; smuk ωραίος, εξαίρετοςexcelente oivaline بسیار خوب hieno beauטוב बढ़िया, अचछा divan, izvrstan, sjajan finom bagus ágætur bello 見事な 좋은, 멋진 puikus jauks; lielisks sangat bagus voortreffelijkfin, glimrendewspaniały, ładny دیړه ښه belo bun прекрасный skvelý odličen sjajan fin, utmärkt ดีเยี่ยม güzel, mükemmel 傑出的 першокласний, високопробний نفیس ، بہت عمدہ tốt 杰出的

2. (of weather) bright; not raining. a fine day. mooi; helder صافٍ хубав belo hezký schön fin; smuk; herlig καλός, λαμπρόςbueno selge خوب kirkas beauבהיר बढ़िया vedar, lijep derült, szép cerah góður, bjartur bello 晴れた (날씨가) 좋은 puikus (par laiku) jauks; skaists cerah droogfin, pen, deilig, vakkerpiękny ښه belo frumos ясный pekný jasen vedar fin, vacker แจ่มใส güzel, açık ve güneşli 晴朗的 ясний, сухий صاف (موسم) ؛ بارش کے بغیر (thời tiết) sáng sủa; không mưa 晴朗的

3. well; healthy. I was ill yesterday but I am feeling fine today! gesond; goed حَسَنُ، بِصِحَّةٍ جيِّدَه здрав bem dobře gut have det fint θαυμάσια στην υγεία bien hästi سرحال terve bienבסדר स्वस्थ dobar, zdrav jó sehat heilbrigður, hress bene 元気な 건강한 puikus man klājas labi sihat primafin, bra, i fin formdobrze روغ ،جوړ bem bine прекрасный dobre odličen dobro fint, bra สบายดี iyi, sağlıklı 良好的，健康的 здоровий اچھا ، صحتمند sung sức; dễ chịu 良好的，健康的

4. thin or delicate. a fine material. fyn رَقيق، ناعِم фин fino jemný zart fin; tynd; sart λεπτός, ευαίσθητοςfino peen(ike) ظریف ohut finעדין बारीक fin, ugodan (materijal) vékony halus fínn, fíngerður fine きめの細かい 얇은 plonas, švelnus smalks halus fijnfin, tynn, lettcienki, delikatny تنكى، نازك، لطيف، خوندور، نفيس، حساس. دسليقې خاوند fino fin тонкий jemný fin tanak tunn, skör บาง çok ince 精致的 витончений, вишуканий مہین، نفیس thon thả; mảnh mai 精致的

5. careful; detailed. Fine workmanship is required for such delicate embroidery. fyn دَقيق деликатен delicado pečlivý genau fin; detaljeret φίνος, περίτεχνοςfino, delicado täpne دقیق yksityiskohtainen délicatאיכותי सतर्क precizan, detaljan gondos cermat nákvæmur, vandaður delicato 入念な 세심한 preciziškas precīzs cermat nauwkeurigfin, detaljertprecyzyjny حساس delicado de fineţe тщательный starostlivý natančen delikatan skicklig ละเอียด zarif, ince 精巧的 високої якості تفصیلی، عمدگی سے được chế tạo cẩn thận; tinh xảo 精巧的

6. made of small pieces, grains etc. fine sand; fine rain. fyn korrels; motreën مَصنوع مِن حَبَّات ناعِمَه، ناعِم، رَقيق ситен fino jemný fein fin ψιλόςfino peenike ریز hienojakoinen finדק बारीक sitan finom lembut fíngerður fino, fine 細かい (모래 등이) 알이 고운 smulkus smalks; sīks lembut fijnfin, finknust, finmiałki, drobny دانه،تخم fino fin мелкий jemný droben sitan fin ประกอบด้วยชิ้นส่วนเล็ก ๆ ince/ufak taneli 細的 дрібний چھوٹے ذرات سے بنا làm bằng những hạt rất nhỏ hoặc mịn 细的

7. slight; delicate. a fine balance; a fine distinction. fyn خَفيف тънък delicado drobný, jemný fein fin; tynd λεπτόςsutil, delicado peen کم hieno subtilעדין बारीक jedva primjetljiv (razlika) finom halus nákvæmur, skÿr, örfínn delicato; sottile 微妙な 미묘한 subtilus, nedidelis smalks; delikāts halus subtielfin, subtil, smekkerdelikatny لږ delicado/preciso subtil утончённый jemný fin, pretanjen sitan känslig, subtil ละเอียดอ่อน ince, hassas 微妙的 точний نفیس ، مہین tinh tế 微妙的

8. perfectly satisfactory. There's nothing wrong with your work – it's fine. fyn مُمتاز، بَديع чудесен bom výborný gut fin; tilfredsstillende εξαίρετος, άριστοςexcelente suurepärane عالی hyvä très bien בְּסֶדֶר גָמוּר संतुष्टि zadovoljavajući kitűnő sempurna ágætur, prÿðilegur perfetto 申し分のない 완전히 만족스러운 visiškai geras labs; lielisks memuaskan primafindobry ښه bom foarte bine прекрасный výborný v redu, krasen dobar utmärkt น่าพึงพอใจ iyi, güzel 完全令人滿意的 прекрасний; чудовий اطمئنان بخش vừa ý 完全令人满意的

adverb

satisfactorily. This arrangement suits me fine. fyn بِصورَة مُرْضِيَه прекрасно satisfatoriamente výborně ausgezeichnet godt ικανοποιητικάmuy bien, a la perfección hästi به خوبی hyvin très bien בְסֶדֶר גָמוּר संतुष्टिपूर्वक izvrsno, dobro (odgovarati nečemu) kitűnően memuaskan prÿðilega bene, benissimo とてもよく 만족스럽게 puikiai labi; lieliski memuaskan primafint, bra, godtdobrze په قناعت سره perfeitamente de minune вполне výborne zelo prav odgovarajući fint, utmärkt อย่างน่าพึงพอใจ çok iyi, uygun 很好 прекрасно اطمئنان بخش một cách thoả đáng, hài lòng 很好

interjection

good; well done etc. You've finished already – fine! fyn; goed جيِّد! حَسَنٌ! супер ótimo prima! gut! fint! ωραίαmuy bien, bien hecho tore! خیلی خوبه hienoa très bienיופי बढ़िया Odlično! jól van! bagus stórfínt! bene よろしい 좋다! puiku! jauki; lieliski bagus primafint!; flott!; storartet! świetnie! دیړه ښه certo/óptimo bine!; bravo! отлично! príma! krasno fino fint! utmärkt! ดีมาก çok iyi, bravo 好極了 чудово! بہت خوب tốt; giỏi 好极了

ˈfinely adverb

fyn بِصورَةٍ دَقيقَه أو ناعِمَه أو رقيقَه отлично delicadamente skvěle fein fint; tyndt; sart λεπτά delicadamente, minuciosamente, elegantemente peenelt, suurepäraselt بطور عالی hienosti magnifiquementדק बढ़िया ढंग से dobro, sjajno szépen, finoman, remekül, pontosan dengan baik glæsilega benissimo 見事に 훌륭하게 puikiai lieliski dengan halus nauwkeurigfint, tynt, lett, detaljert, subtilt drobno په خوبی توګه delicadamente minunat хорошо skvele dobro dobro fint อย่างละเอียด; อย่างประณีต çok iyi, inceden inceye 精細地，美好地 високоякісно; тонко نفاست سے đẹp đẽ, tuyệt vời; thành những hạt hoặc miếng nhỏ; với sự chính xác, một cách tinh vi 精细地，美好地

ˈfinery noun

beautiful clothes, jewellery etc. I arrived in all my finery. swierige drag حُلى премяна refinamento nádhera, paráda der Staat stiveste puds επίσημη αμφίεση galas, adornos piduehted چیز تجملی hepenet atours לְבוּש מְהוּדָר भव्यता, तड़क-भड़क lijepa odjeca i nakit pompa pakaian indah skart(klæðnaður); skrautmunir eleganza 装飾品 화려한 옷 puošnus tualetas grezns tērps; greznums; rota pakaian indah-indah opschikfinstas, pynt świetność ظریف refinamento/atavios haine/bijuterii de valoare убранство nádhera razkošje otmenost finkläder, prakt, grannlåt เสื้อผ้าอาภรณ์ที่หรูหรา süslü giysiler 華麗的服飾 пишне вбрання; оздоба آرائشی لباس ، زیور وغیرہ quần áo tươi màu và diện; quần áo lộng lẫy 华丽的服饰

fine art

art that appeals immediately to the senses, eg painting, sculpture, music etc. Painting is one of the fine arts. fynkuns fyner kunste; skone/beeldende kunste الفُنون الجَميلَه изящно изкуство belas artes krásné umění die schönen Künste (pl.) de skønne kunster καλές τέχνες bellas artes kaunid kunstid هنرهای زیبا kuvataide beaux-arts הָאֳמָנוּיוֹת הַיָפוֹת ललित कला lijepa umjetnost szépművészet seni keindahan fagrar listir belle arti 美術 예술품 menas tēlotājmāksla seni halus schone kunst kunst, de skjønne kunster sztuka piękna دښكلا دتخليق فن، دتخليقي تخيل اثر، دپوهې يوه څانګه ( په تېره داجتماعي علومو ) م belas artes arte frumoase изящные искусства výtvarné umenie lepe umetnosti likovna umetnost skön konst, de sköna konsterna วิจิตรศิลป์ güzel sanat(lar) 美術 образотворче мистецтво فنون لطیفہ mỹ thuật 美术

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