artistry

artistry
    n 1: a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice
         and observation; "the art of conversation"; "it's quite an
         art" [syn: {art}, {artistry}, {prowess}]
    

Artistry \Art"ist*ry\, n.
   1. Works of art collectively.
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   2. Artistic effect or quality. --Southey.
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   3. Artistic pursuits; artistic ability. --The Academy.
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102 Moby Thesaurus words for "artistry":
      ability, address, adeptness, adroitness, airmanship, art,
      artfulness, artisanship, artistic skill, arty-craftiness,
      authorcraft, authorship, automatic writing, bravura, brilliance,
      cacoethes scribendi, capability, capacity, cleverness, command,
      competence, composition, control, coordination, craft,
      craftsmanship, creative writing, cunning, deftness, dexterity,
      dexterousness, dextrousness, diplomacy, drama-writing,
      editorial-writing, efficiency, essay-writing, expertise,
      expository writing, facility, facility in writing, feature-writing,
      finesse, flair, grace, graphomania, graphorrhea, graphospasm, grip,
      handiness, horsemanship, inditement, ingeniousness, ingenuity,
      journalism, know-how, libretto-writing, literary artistry,
      literary composition, literary power, literary production,
      literary talent, marksmanship, mastership, mastery, novel-writing,
      pen, pencraft, playwriting, practical ability, proficiency,
      prowess, quickness, readiness, ready pen, resource,
      resourcefulness, rewriting, savoir-faire, savvy, seamanship,
      short-story writing, skill, skill with words, skillfulness, style,
      tact, tactfulness, talent, technical brilliance, technical mastery,
      technical skill, technical writing, technique, timing,
      verse-writing, virtu, virtuosity, wit, wizardry, workmanship,
      writing