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What is the difference between artsy and artistic?
As adjectives the difference between artsy and artistic is that artsy is inclined towards the arts; arty while artistic is having or revealing creative skill.
What does it mean to be called artsy?
The definition of artsy is someone who is very involved in, and enthusiastic about, artistic endeavors, though it may also describe someone who is pretentious about their enthusiasm for the arts.
Is the word artsy an adjective?
adjective, art·si·er, art·si·est. Informal. arty. artsy-craftsy.
Is artsy an insult?
“Artsy” insinuates cute and fun and whimsical. It means meaningless, effortless (not in a good way) and not at all complex. No artist wants to go into the opening of their gallery exhibition and hear people say that their work is “artsy.” It’s insulting. It belittles the work that the artist has put into their work.
What is the opposite of artsy?
What is the opposite of artsy?
| natural | unpretentious |
|---|---|
| genuine | real |
| honest | sincere |
| unaffected |
What is another word for arty?
What is another word for arty?
| artistic | artsy |
|---|---|
| inventive | artsy-craftsy |
| arty-crafty | arty-farty |
| pretentiously artistic | cultural |
| artful | homemade |
What are arty types?
Someone who is arty seems very interested in drama, film, music, poetry, or painting. People often describe someone as arty when they want to suggest that the person is pretentious. INFORMAL adj (=artsy)
What’s another name for artsy?
What is another word for artsy?
| artsy-craftsy | artistic |
|---|---|
| arty-farty | imaginative |
| cultural | artful |
| arts and crafts | quaint |
| traditional |
What’s another name for crafty?
Some common synonyms of crafty are artful, cunning, foxy, slick, sly, tricky, and wily.
What does Arty mean?
arty – showily imitative of art or artists. pretentious – making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction; “a pretentious country house”; “a pretentious fraud”; “a pretentious scholarly edition”.
What does artsy mean?
The definition of artsy is someone who is very involved in, and enthusiastic about, artistic endeavors, though it may also describe someone who is pretentious about their enthusiasm for the arts. An example of someone who is artsy is someone who shows constant interest in his sculpting and painting. YourDictionary definition and usage example.
What is another word for artsy?
Synonyms for Artsy: adj. •mannered (adjective) pretentious, artificial. Other synonyms: • arty, insular, artsy-fartsy. • highbrow, sophisticated, sophistication. • artistic, barbarian, cosmopolitan.