Artistry

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Artistry \Art"ist*ry\, n.
     1. Works of art collectively.
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     2. Artistic effect or quality. --Southey.
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     3. Artistic pursuits; artistic ability. --The Academy.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  artistry
       n : a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice
           and observation; "the art of conversation"; "it's quite
           an art" [syn: {art}, {prowess}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  102 Moby Thesaurus words for "artistry":
     ability, address, adeptness, adroitness, airmanship, art,
     artfulness, artisanship, artistic skill, arty-craftiness,
     authorcraft, authorship, automatic writing, bravura, brilliance,
     cacoethes scribendi, capability, capacity, cleverness, command,
     competence, composition, control, coordination, craft,
     craftsmanship, creative writing, cunning, deftness, dexterity,
     dexterousness, dextrousness, diplomacy, drama-writing,
     editorial-writing, efficiency, essay-writing, expertise,
     expository writing, facility, facility in writing, feature-writing,
     finesse, flair, grace, graphomania, graphorrhea, graphospasm, grip,
     handiness, horsemanship, inditement, ingeniousness, ingenuity,
     journalism, know-how, libretto-writing, literary artistry,
     literary composition, literary power, literary production,
     literary talent, marksmanship, mastership, mastery, novel-writing,
     pen, pencraft, playwriting, practical ability, proficiency,
     prowess, quickness, readiness, ready pen, resource,
     resourcefulness, rewriting, savoir-faire, savvy, seamanship,
     short-story writing, skill, skill with words, skillfulness, style,
     tact, tactfulness, talent, technical brilliance, technical mastery,
     technical skill, technical writing, technique, timing,
     verse-writing, virtu, virtuosity, wit, wizardry, workmanship,
     writing