arty

See also: Arty

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑː(ɹ)ti/

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• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)ti

Etymology 1

From art +‎ -y.

Adjective

arty (comparative artier, superlative artiest)

1. Inclined towards the arts.
   • 2021 July 21, Cath Clarke, “Luz: The Flower of Evil review – arty Colombian horror shot through a trippy filter”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     But the film is depressingly thin on the women; often it seems more interested in arranging them in arty tableaux than investigating the way that isolation has shaped their personalities and how they see the world.

2. (sometimes derogatory) Pretending to artistic worth; high-flown.
   • 2015 August 31, Quentin Tarantino, quotee, “Quentin Tarantino says Cate Blanchett's 'arty' films don't have 'shelf life'”, in The Guardian‎^[2]:

     “Half of these Cate Blanchett movies – they’re all just like these arty things. I’m not saying they’re bad movies, but I don’t think most of them have a shelf life,” he said.

Alternative forms

• artsie, artsy

Derived terms

• arty-crafty
• arty-farty

Translations

pretending to artistic worth

• Russian: богемный (ru) (bogemnyj)
• Spanish: pretenciosamente artístico

Etymology 2

Clipping of artillery, perhaps incorporating the suffix -y forming diminutive nouns.

Noun

arty (plural arties)

1. (military, slang) Artillery.
2. (military, slang) An artillery crew member.

Anagrams

• T-ray, Tray, tray