Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Definition: Art

Art

Noun

1. The products of human creativity; works of art collectively; "an art exhibition"; "a fine collection of art".

2. The creation of beautiful or significant things; "a good example of modern art": "I was never any good at art".

3. A superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation; "the art of conversation"; "it's quite an art".

4. Photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication; "the publisher was responsible for all the artwork in the book".

Art:

1: skill acquired by experience, study, or observation art of making friends>
2 a: a branch of learning: (1): one of the humanities (2)plural : liberal arts barchaic : learning , scholarship
3: an occupation requiring knowledge or skill art of organ building>
4 a: the conscious use of skill and creative imagination especially in the production of aesthetic objects ; also : works so produced b (1): fine arts (2): one of the fine arts (3): a graphic art
5 aarchaic : a skillful plan b: the quality or state of being artful
6: decorative or illustrative elements in printed matter

synonyms art , skill , cunning , artifice , craft mean the faculty of executing well what one has devised. art implies a personal, unanalyzable creative power art of choosing the right word>. skill stresses technical knowledge and proficiency skill of a glassblower>. cunning suggests ingenuity and subtlety in devising, inventing, or executing cunning>. artifice suggests technical skill especially in imitating things in nature artifice>. craft may imply expertness in workmanship craft of a master goldsmith>.