artistic

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective relating to or characteristic of art or artists
  2. adjective satisfying aesthetic standards and sensibilities
  3. adjective aesthetically pleasing

Etymology

Borrowed from French artistique, from artiste + -ique. By surface analysis, artist + -ic.

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