Artistry

//ˈɑː(ɹ)tɪstɹi// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Significant artistic skill. countable, uncountable

    "22 March 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Hunger Gameshttp://www.avclub.com/articles/the-hunger-games,71293/ Displaying a sturdy professionalism throughout that stops just short of artistry, director Gary Ross, who co-scripted with Collins and Billy Ray, does his strongest work in the early scenes, which set up the stakes with chilling efficiency."

  2. 2
    a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation wordnet

Example

More examples

"Translation is as much artistry as it is comprehension."

Etymology

From artist + -ry.

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