arty
/ˈɑɹti/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.99 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A diminutive of the male given name Arthur, from the Celtic languages.
name
A diminutive of the female given name Artemis, from Greek language.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "“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."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- Proto-Indo-European *h₂értis Proto-Italic *artis Latin ars Latin artemder. Old French artbor. Middle English art English art Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English arty From art + -y.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɑɹti/