arty-crafty

arty-crafty
adjective
pretentiously artistic; cloyingly charming
• Syn: ↑artsy-craftsy
• Similar to: ↑pretentious

* * *

\\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ adjective also arty-and-crafty \\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\; or artsy-craftsy \\|ärtsē|kraf(t)sē\
Etymology: irregular from arts and crafts
1.
a. : simultaneously arty and somewhat useless, novel, and often expensive and uncomfortable

arty-crafty lawn furniture

b. : marked by pretension especially to artlessness or simplicity

arty-crafty street terminology that garden suburbs have lately made their own — Architectural Review

2. : arty 2

a free-thinking, arty-crafty little sculptress — Eleazar Lipsky

* * *

/ahr"tee kraf"tee, -krahf"-/, adj. Informal.
artsy-craftsy.

* * *

arty-craftˈy adjective
1. To do with, or esp involved in, arts and crafts
2. Self-consciously artistic
• • •
Main Entry: ↑art
————————
arty-crafty see under ↑art1
• • •
Main Entry: ↑craft

* * *

arty-crafty UK US adjective british informal
made by someone who enjoys creating and decorating things themselves, but who you think lacks skill
Thesaurus: words used to describe works of art and pictureshyponym

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • arty-crafty — adj. 1. pretentiously artistic; cloyingly charming Syn: artsy craftsy [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • arty-crafty (artsy craftsy) — AmE adjective someone who is arty crafty makes things at home and does all kinds of art, especially in a way that is not very professional …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • arty-crafty — adjective see artsy craftsy …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • arty-crafty — /ahr tee kraf tee, krahf /, adj. Informal. artsy craftsy. * * * …   Universalium

  • arty crafty — adj. pretentiously artistic; over decorative; artsy in unrefined way …   English contemporary dictionary

  • arty-crafty — UK / US adjective British informal made by someone who enjoys creating and decorating things themselves, but who you think lacks skill …   English dictionary

  • arty-crafty — /ati ˈkrafti/ (say ahtee krahftee) adjective affectedly artistic; artistic but useless, pretentious, or trivial …  

  • arty-farty — arty fartˈy or artsy fartsˈy adjective (derogatory, informal) Arty, arty crafty • • • Main Entry: ↑art * * * arty farty 7 [arty farty] [ˌɑːti ˈfɑːti] [ˌɑːrti ˈfɑːrti] ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • arty-and-crafty — adjective see arty crafty …   Useful english dictionary

  • arty-farty, artsy-fartsy — adj pretentious, affected, more decorative than useful. A more vulgar parallel of the innocuous arty crafty , which is Edwardian in origin and was usually applied to the pseudo rustic, as in the Arts and Crafts design movement of the late 19th… …   Contemporary slang

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”