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art meaning in Tamil

கலை kalai

/ɑːt//ɑɹt/

art in Tamil: கலை (kalai), ஓவியம் (ōviyam). In English, art means the conscious production or arrangement of sounds, colours, forms, movements, or other elements in a manner that affects the senses and emotions, usually specifically the production of the beautiful in a graphic or plastic medium.

Tamil words for art

study
கலை kalai
conscious production or arrangement
கலை kalai
skillful creative activity
கலை kalai
aesthetic value
கலை kalai
human effort
கலை kalai
artwork
கலை kalai, ஓவியம் ōviyam
field or category of art
கலை kalai

English meaning of art

  1. noun The conscious production or arrangement of sounds, colours, forms, movements, or other elements in a manner that affects the senses and emotions, usually specifically the production of the beautiful in a graphic or plastic medium.
  2. noun The creative and emotional expression of mental imagery, such as visual, auditory, social, etc.
  3. noun Skillful creative activity, usually with an aesthetic focus.
  4. noun The study and the product of these processes.

Full definition of art

art in a sentence

  • There is a debate as to whether graffiti is art or vandalism.
  • She's mastered the art of programming.
  • He's at university to study art.

Synonyms of art

art in other languages

Questions about art in Tamil

What is the meaning of art in Tamil?
Art in Tamil is கலை (kalai), ஓவியம் (ōviyam).
art என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Art: கலை (kalai), ஓவியம் (ōviyam).
What does art mean in English?
Art means the conscious production or arrangement of sounds, colours, forms, movements, or other elements in a manner that affects the senses and emotions, usually specifically the production of the beautiful in a graphic or plastic medium.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: art (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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