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work of art

work of art noun: a product of the fine arts; a painting, sculpture, etc.

Noun

work of art (plural works of art)

  1. A product of the fine arts; a painting, sculpture, etc.
    • The Beetle's cheap, frugal and functional nature attracted legions of flower-power fans and the little Vee Dubs became symbols, moving protests and even works of art.2012, Ivan Berg, Nik Berg, Top Gear: Motor Mania
  2. (idiomatic) Anything beautiful, exquisite, or finely crafted.
    • She was bedazzling, in short she was a work of art. She looked as natural as it's possible to be in an age of cosmetics; her hair was flowing and beautiful and she was a picture of summery goodness.2012, Andrew Smith, A Quarter Life Crisis, page 102

work of art meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Urdu and Kannada

work of art in Tamil

product of the fine arts
கலைப் படைப்பு kalaip paṭaippu

work of art in Marathi

a work of art or artistic creation, especially a sculpture or carving
शिल्प śilpa

work of art in Urdu

کار ہنر

work of art in Kannada

product of the fine arts
ಕಲಾಕೃತಿ kalākṛti, ಕರಕುಶಲ ವಸ್ತು karakuśala vastu
More languagesFewer languages
work of art in Punjabi
ਰਚਨਾ racnā
work of art in Odia
କର୍ମ karma
work of art in Sanskrit
सिद्धि siddhi
work of art in Vietnamese
tác phẩm nghệ thuật

Synonyms of work of art

Forms of work of art

pluralworks of art

Questions about work of art

What does work of art mean?
Work of art means a product of the fine arts; a painting, sculpture, etc.
What is work of art in Tamil?
Work of art in Tamil is கலைப் படைப்பு (kalaip paṭaippu). See Work of art meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is work of art?
Work of art is a noun.
What is the plural of work of art?
The plural of work of art is works of art.

Words near work of art in the dictionary

  1. work like a Trojan
  2. work management
  3. work marriage
  4. work marriages
  5. work nights
  6. work of art
  7. work of fiction
  8. work of necessity
  9. work off
  10. work on
  11. work one's buns off

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: work of art (page history and authors); शिल्प (Marathi) (page history and authors); work of art (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਰਚਨਾ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); କର୍ମ (Odia) (page history and authors); सिद्धि (Sanskrit) (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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