Etymology: (bef. 950; ME; OE eart=ear- (see are1) +-t ending of 2nd pers. sing.)
Definition of 'ART'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)art, fine art the products of human creativity; works of art collectively "an art exhibition"; "a fine collection of art"
2. (noun)art, artistic creation, artistic production the creation of beautiful or significant things "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully"
3. (noun)art, artistry, prowess a superiorskill that you can learn by study and practice and observation "the art of conversation"; "it's quite an art"
4. (noun)artwork, art, graphics, nontextual matter photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication "the publisher was responsible for all the artwork in the book"
2. (noun)ART a system of rules serving to facilitate the performance of certain actions; a system of principles and rules for attaining a desired end; method of doing well some special work; -- often contradistinguished from science or speculative principles; as, the art of building or engraving; the art of war; the art of navigation
5. (noun)ART those branches of learning which are taught in the academical course of colleges; as, master of arts
6. (noun)ART learning; study; applied knowledge, science, or letters
7. (noun)ART skill, dexterity, or the power of performing certain actions, acquired by experience, study, or observation; knack; as, a man has the art of managing his business to advantage
11. ART the second person singular, indicative mode, present tense, of the substantive verb Be; but formed after the analogy of the plural are, with the ending -t, as in thou shalt, wilt, orig. an ending of the second person sing. pret. Cf. Be. Now used only in solemn or poetical style