Words / B2

ah-TIST-ik/ɑːˈtɪstɪk/

Artistic means connected with art, or showing skill and imagination in an art form: artistic merit; an artistic director. Creative and imaginative are close twins; artiste is an old word for a performer. Artistic merit in the review still needs a named technique. Mix-up: artistic vs autistic (do not confuse); article. Do not write artistic for a copied worksheet with no invention in the source.

Meaning

Connected with art, or showing skill and imagination in an art form.

Examples

• “Artistic merit in the review still needs a named technique, the art paper said.”
• “An artistic director featured in the theatre source, which is the job-title sense.”

Good to know

artistic merit / skill / director; artistically. Close: creative / aesthetic / imaginative. Trap: article / artiste. Art, drama, and media. Of art, or showing skill and imagination — name the technique.

Near in meaning

creative, aesthetic, imaginative

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