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fanart

Syllables: fan·artUK/ˈfænˌɑːt//ˈfænˌɑɹt/

fanart noun: artwork created unofficially by fans of a media work and based on that work.

fanart: artwork created unofficially by fans of a media work and based on that work
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Noun

fanart (usually uncountable, plural fanarts)

  1. (slang, usually) Artwork created unofficially by fans of a media work and based on that work.
    • The same genres have inspired fanart as well.2008, Kristin Thompson, The Frodo Franchise: The Lord of the Rings and Modern Hollywood, page 179
    • Aarinfantasy's Web site offers several areas for fans to give back—whether this is sharing fanart in the Member's Gallery or offering support, discussion or interaction in the general forums.2010, Antonia Levi, Mark McHarry, Dru Pagliassotti, Boys' Love Manga, page 16

fanart meaning in Arabic and Thai

fanart in Arabic

artwork created unofficially by fans
فَنّ الْمُعْجَبَيْن fann al-muʕjabayn, فَان أَرْت fān ʔart

fanart in Thai

artwork created unofficially by fans
แฟนอาร์ต fɛɛn-áat

Forms of fanart

pluralfanarts
alternative formfan art

Origin of fanart

From fan + art.

Questions about fanart

What does fanart mean?
Fanart means artwork created unofficially by fans of a media work and based on that work.
What is fanart in Arabic?
Fanart in Arabic is فَنّ الْمُعْجَبَيْن (fann al-muʕjabayn), فَان أَرْت (fān ʔart). See Fanart meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is fanart?
Fanart is a noun.
How do you pronounce fanart?
Fanart is pronounced /ˈfænˌɑːt/ (UK).
What is the plural of fanart?
The plural of fanart is fanarts.

Words near fanart in the dictionary

  1. fanarchistic
  2. fanarchists
  3. Fanariot
  4. Fanariotes
  5. Fanariots
  6. fanart
  7. fanartist
  8. fanarts
  9. Fanas
  10. fanatic
  11. fanatical

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Adapted from Wiktionary: fanart (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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