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arts

4 3.0
Subjects taught at university that focus on knowledge and thinking skills like history and languages
  • noun
  • /ɑrts/
translation icon : artes
  • The program offers various degrees in the arts, including literature, history, and philosophy.
  • arts center
  • visual arts
  • arts and crafts

Like there's no theater arts, there's no performances.

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Examples

  • And the Italians of the last centuries were great in arts, literature and business.

  • Speaker, was actually about funding for arts and creative subjects in schools.

  • I think, you know, the, the arts are really, really important.

  • We learn history in the arts, might even play sports.

  • But rather he sees the arts as something like serious play.

  • The National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts (NFAA) is inviting students to participate in its Arts Recognition and Talent Search (ARTS) scholarship program.

    Academic text (2000)
  • I'M A PATRON OF THE ARTS.

  • HE'S ALWAYS BEEN A BIG SUPPORTER OF THE ARTS.

  • HE'S BUSY RIGHT NOW PLANNING A LITTLE SOIREE FOR SATURDAY TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE ARTS.

  • At university, she decided to major in the arts to develop her critical thinking skills.

Synonyms

liberal arts
vsarts
25 3.7

College or university studies that teach broad knowledge and thinking skills across subjects like literature and history

is about general knowledge focus rather than training for a profession

A subject like philosophy or literature that teaches general knowledge and thinking skills

is the plural set of such subjects rather than one specific field
humanities
vsarts
3.5

Subjects that study human culture and ideas, like literature and history

is broader, covering many nontechnical subjects beyond society and culture

Antonyms

Education that teaches practical skills for a job or trade

Compounds

25 3.7

College or university studies that teach broad knowledge and thinking skills across subjects like literature and history

Making decorative things by hand or the movement that values handmade work

11 3.2

A kind of work that shows beauty and ideas, like painting or sculpture

Creative activities like drama, music, and dance performed for an audience

An American group that gives the Oscars every year for work in movies

A first university degree in subjects like languages, history, and social sciences

A university degree for study in arts, humanities or social science after a first degree

A university degree for artists, writers and performers after a first degree

1 3.7

A school subject for learning to use tools and machines to make things

beaux arts
  • Specialized
9.9

A style of art and building design that uses classical shapes, large scale, and rich decoration

Doctor of Fine Arts
  • Specialized
6.3

A special degree that a university gives to people for work in the fine arts

6.4

An advanced university degree for people who perform, write, or conduct music

Doctor of Arts
  • Specialized
7.1

A high-level degree for study or achievement in arts and humanities

An American organization that gives the Emmy Awards for the best work in television

A two-year college degree in arts and general subjects that often allows transfer to a four-year university

A university degree that teaches how to work in and run libraries

A university degree in nursing that combines arts and science subjects

A graduate degree for studying how libraries collect, organize and share information

A university degree taken after a bachelor's degree for people learning advanced teaching methods and classroom practice

household arts
  • Archaic
3.7

Practical skills for running a home, like cooking and sewing

Practices that try to use hidden powers like magic

An art organisation in London that promotes painting, sculpture and architecture

Surface Forms

arts plural

Morphology

arts = art (transparent) = art + s

The plural form 'arts' is transparently derived from 'art' by adding the plural suffix '-s'.

Etymology

Arts comes from the old Latin word ars, which meant 'skill' or 'craft'. So, arts are the subjects that teach general knowledge and thinking skills — the same root appears in artist and artisan, people known for special skills.