artistic

ADJECTIVE:

1. conforming to the standards of art; satisfying aesthetic requirements:
artistic productions.

2. showing (imaginative) skill or excellence in arrangement or execution:
artistic workmanship; artistic photography.

3. exhibiting taste, discriminating judgment, or sensitivity:
an artistic arrangement of flowers; artistic handling of a delicate diplomatic situation.

4. exhibiting an involvement in or appreciation of art, especially the fine arts:
He had wide-ranging artistic interests.

5. involving only aesthetic considerations, usually taken as excluding moral, practical, religious, political, or similar concerns:
artistic principles.

6. of art or artists:
artistic works.

7. of, relating to, like, or thought of as characteristic of an artist or artists:
an artistic temperament; artistic subjects; an artistic success.

8. performed, made, or arranged decoratively and tastefully; aesthetically pleasing.

9. appreciative of and sensitive to beauty in art.

10. naturally gifted with creative skill.

Examples:

A work of artistic value // He shows real artistic talent.

Origin:

First recorded in 1745–55; artist + -ic. —Dictionary.com. // First Known Use of artistic: circa 1753. —Merriam-Webster.

Sources: 1, 2.

Added: 3 August 2020 {8:36 AM}