art [-s] n

OFr < L. ars, to fit.

  1. Gift; talent; genius; aesthetic sensibility; mastery of dance, music, painting, or other enhancing skills.
  2. Trade; craft; set of rules which enables one to create.
  3. Ability; power; competence; faculty; that which enables one to perform various tasks.
  4. Technique; method; procedure; approach; strategy.
  5. Decoration; embellishment; [fig.] natural beauty.

art v

L. es-, be, exist.

  1. [Used for the copula.]
  2. [Used for the lexical verb, indicating location or existence.]
  3. [Used for the progressive.]