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ar·tis·tic  (är-tstk)
adj.
1. Of or relating to art or artists: the artistic community.
2. Sensitive to or appreciative of art or beauty: an artistic temperament.
3. Showing imagination and skill: an artistic design.

ar·tisti·cal·ly adv.

artistic [ɑːˈtɪstɪk]
adj
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) of or characteristic of art or artists
2. performed, made, or arranged decoratively and tastefully; aesthetically pleasing
3. appreciative of and sensitive to beauty in art
4. naturally gifted with creative skill
artistically  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.artistic - relating to or characteristic of art or artists; "his artistic background"
2.artistic - satisfying aesthetic standards and sensibilities; "artistic workmanship"
aesthetical, esthetic, esthetical, aesthetic - concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste; "the aesthetic faculties"; "an aesthetic person"; "aesthetic feeling"; "the illustrations made the book an aesthetic success"
3.artistic - aesthetically pleasing; "an artistic flower arrangement"
tasteful - having or showing or conforming to good taste

artistic
Translations
artistic [ɑːˈtɪstɪk]
A. ADJ [ability, design, temperament, freedom] → artístico
to be artistic [person] → tener dotes artísticas
an artistic flower arrangementun arreglo floral muy artístico
B. CPD artistic director Ndirector(a) m/f artístico/a

artistic [ɑːrˈtɪstɪk] adj [arrangement, freedom, tradition] → artistique
They encourage boys to be more artistic → Ils encouragent les garçons à faire preuve de plus de sens artistique.
You remember how artistic Mary always was
BUT Rappelle-toi comme Mary a toujours été artiste.

artistic
adjkünstlerisch; (= tasteful) arrangementskunstvoll; (= appreciative of art) personkunstverständig or -sinnig (geh); the café has an artistic clientelein dem Café verkehren Künstler; artistic temperamentKünstlertemperament nt; an artistic lifeein Künstlerleben nt; to look artisticwie ein Künstler aussehen; she’s very artisticsie ist künstlerisch veranlagt or begabt/sehr kunstverständig

artistic [ɑːˈtɪstɪk] adjartistico/a
to be artistic → avere una sensibilità artistica

artistic فني umělecký kunstnerisk künstlerisch καλλιτεχνικός artístico taiteellinen artistique umjetnički artistico 芸術的な 예술적인 artistiek kunstnerisk artystyczny artístico художественный artistisk เกี่ยวกับศิลปะ sanatsal có tính nghệ thuật 艺术的


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