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art·ist·ry  (ärt-str)
n.
1. Artistic ability: a sculptor of great artistry.
2. Artistic quality or craft: the artistry of a poem.
artistry [ˈɑːtɪstrɪ]
n
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) artistic workmanship, ability, or quality
2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) artistic pursuits
3. great skill
artistry
artistic achievement, quality, or workmanship.
See also: Art
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Noun1.artistry - a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observationartistry - a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation; "the art of conversation"; "it's quite an art"
prowess, art
airmanship, aviation - the art of operating aircraft
eristic - the art of logical disputation (especially if specious)
falconry - the art of training falcons to hunt and return
fortification - the art or science of strengthening defenses
homiletics - the art of preaching
horology - the art of designing and making clocks
minstrelsy - the art of a minstrel
musicianship - artistry in performing music
enology, oenology - the art of wine making
puppetry - the art of making puppets and presenting puppet shows
taxidermy - the art of mounting the skins of animals so that they have lifelike appearance
telescopy - the art of making and using telescopes
ventriloquism, ventriloquy - the art of projecting your voice so that it seems to come from another source (as from a ventriloquist's dummy)
superior skill - more than ordinary ability
artistry
Translations
artistry [ˈɑːtɪstrɪ] N (= skill) → arte m, habilidad f
artistry [ˈɑːrtɪstri] n [work] → beauté f artistique; [artist] → talent m artistique
People overlooked the artistry in Ray's story
BUT La finesse artistique dans l'histoire de Ray est passée inaperçue.
artistry
n (lit, fig) → Kunst f
artistry [ˈɑːtɪstrɪ] n (skill) → arte f, abilità artistica
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This may not be saying a great deal, but it is saying the truth, and I do not mind owning that he has been one of my great literary passions, almost as great as Flaubert, and greater than Daudet or Maupassant, though I have profoundly appreciated the exquisite artistry of both these.
My Literary Passions by Howells,William Dean View in context
It was love that had worked the revolution in him, changing him from an uncouth sailor to a student and an artist; therefore, to him, the finest and greatest of the three, greater than learning and artistry, was love.
Martin Eden by London, Jack View in context
Just as in the drama, therefore, something of the Elizabethan spirit remains in the lyric poetry; yet here also before many years there is a perceptible change; the Elizabethan spontaneous joyousness largely vanishes and is replaced by more self-conscious artistry or thought.
A History of English Literature by Fletcher, Robert Huntington View in context
 
 
 
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