artistic English · revision 7194

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=1753|origins=fr artistique}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ɑːˈtɪs.tɪk/ ''(UK)''; /ɑɹˈtɪs.tɪk/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|fr|artistique]], from [[m|fr|artiste|t=artist]] (see [[artist]]),^(Etymonline) or formed from artist and [[-ic]].^(SOED 2002)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Of, pertaining to or befitting an artist: 1753.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Of or pertaining to art, especially in the aesthetic sense, is from 1854,^(OED 1989) and showing excellence of design and execution follows.^(Etymonline) The native ''artist-like'' is recorded from 1711, ''artistly'' from 1754 and ''artistical'' from 1798.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1711 – artist-like.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1753 – artistic.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)

+ * 1854 – of art.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # Having or showing creative skill or talent in [[art]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # Relating to art or artists.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # Pleasing in appearance; aesthetically done.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[artistically]]

+ * [[interartistic]]

+ * [[nonartistic]]

+ * [[preartistic]]

+ * [[unartistic]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[artist]]

+ * [[art]]

+ * [[artisan]]

+ * [[artful]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}