| art1 ( P ) Pronunciation Key (ärt)
n.
1. Human effort to imitate, supplement, alter, or counteract the work of nature.
2.
1. The conscious production or arrangement of sounds, colors, forms, movements, or other elements in a manner that affects the sense of beauty, specifically the production of the beautiful in a graphic or plastic medium.
2. The study of these activities.
3. The product of these activities; human works of beauty considered as a group.
3. High quality of conception or execution, as found in works of beauty; aesthetic value.
4. A field or category of art, such as music, ballet, or literature.
5. A nonscientific branch of learning; one of the liberal arts.
6.
1. A system of principles and methods employed in the performance of a set of activities: the art of building.
2. A trade or craft that applies such a system of principles and methods: the art of the lexicographer.
7.
1. Skill that is attained by study, practice, or observation: the art of the baker; the blacksmith's art.
2. Skill arising from the exercise of intuitive faculties: “Self-criticism is an art not many are qualified to practice” (Joyce Carol Oates).
8.
1. arts Artful devices, stratagems, and tricks.
2. Artful contrivance; cunning.
9. Printing. Illustrative material.
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Originally Posted by amrtin77 you cant freak out and start cutting yourself everytime you break up with someone. i know some very stable girls, but alot are not stable at all. they need to toughen up. thats all there is to it. i dont care why they cut themselves. that is unneeded information. my whole point is that if they cant handle the world then they need to toughen up, coz it aint gonna get any easier for them. and they will eventually learn that cutting yourself really doesnt do ANYTHING to actually solve the problem. all it does is makes you more depressed thinking your life is so shitty. im sick of this bullshit. people start cutting themselves coz"their life sucks" then they add that to their list of reasons why their life sucks. MAYBE IF YOU DONT PITY YOURSELF SO ****ING MUCH YOU WONT BE SAD | |