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arty [ˈɑːtɪ] adj artier, artiest
Informal having an ostentatious or affected interest in or desire to imitate artists or artistic standards artiness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
arty (Informal) adjective artistic, arty-farty (informal), arty-crafty (informal) an arty French film Translations arty [ˈɑːtɪ] ADJ [style] → con pretensiones artísticas, seudoartístico; [clothing] → afectado, extravagante; [person] → de gusto muy afectado, que se las da de muy artista she looks arty; she is arty-looking → tiene pinta de cultureta arty [ˈɑːrti] adj (= artsy) [person] → qui se donne le genre artiste; [film, photograph] → de style artiste prétentieux Didn't you find her a little bit too arty? → Tu n'as pas trouvé qu'elle se donne un peu trop le genre artiste? an arty French film → un film français de style artiste prétentieux arty adj (+er) (inf) → Künstler-; type also, tie, clothes → verrückt (inf); person → auf Künstler machend (pej); decoration, style → auf Kunst gemacht (inf); film, novel → geschmäcklerisch; he was more of an arty type than his brother → er war mehr ein Künstlertyp als sein Bruder; she’s in publishing/the theatre — oh yes, I knew it was something arty → sie arbeitet im Verlag/Theater — ach ja, ich wusste doch, dass es etwas Künstlerisches war How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| All in all, this one is sort of for the artsier, indie rock crowd; although it seems like it's getting artier and indie rockier, and not so much with the skating action. They get a little artier than usual with this tale of spelling bees and spiritual searching; somewhat creepily, our pint-size word genius, Eliza Naumann, gets animated, hallucinatory letter hints when she's competing on stage. Artier three hours of fast-paced Gypsy rhythms and shuffling feet, the capacity crowd was on its feet begging for more. |
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