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title: artistic — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «artistic» in the school dictionary: Artistic means good at art or creative things like drawing, painting, music or design. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# artistic

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**Who acts:** Artistic, She, display, Artistic licence, writers, He · **What happens:** mean, do, be, love, let, change · **To what, where:** painting, facts, great artistic talent, artistic community, cake, robe · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«artistic» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [artistic in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/artistic.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Artistic means good at art or creative things like drawing, painting, music or design.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:artistic:m1:1
# text = Artistic means good at art or creative things like drawing, painting, music or design.
1	Artistic	artistic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	art	art	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	creative	creative	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
9	like	like	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	drawing	drawing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	painting	painting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	design	design	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Artistic |  |  |  |  | good *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Artistic means to do with art or artists.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:artistic:m2:1
# text = Artistic means to do with art or artists.
1	Artistic	artistic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	art	art	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	artists	artist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Artistic |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **do** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with art or artists | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Artistic also means attractive and done with skill and imagination.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:artistic:m3:1
# text = Artistic also means attractive and done with skill and imagination.
1	Artistic	artistic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	nsubj	_	_
2	also	also	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	attractive	attractive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	skill	skill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	imagination	imagination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Artistic |  |  |  |  | attractive *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **do** | participle | Artistic *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with skill and imagination | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She is very artistic and loves painting.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:artistic:x1:1
# text = She is very artistic and loves painting.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	very	very	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	artistic	artistic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	loves	love	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
7	painting	painting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | She |  |  |  |  | artistic *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **love** | present | She *not said here* | painting |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer painting=Stimulus |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The display was really artistic.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:artistic:x2:1
# text = The display was really artistic.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	display	display	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	really	really	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	artistic	artistic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the display |  |  |  |  | artistic *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Artistic licence lets writers change facts for a story.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:artistic:x3:1
# text = Artistic licence lets writers change facts for a story.
1	Artistic	artistic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	licence	licence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lets	let	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	writers	writer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	change	change	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | present | Artistic licence |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **change** | infinitive | writers | facts |  |  |  | for a story | vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP PP.co-theme»: agent=Agent fact=Theme for story=Co-Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He shows great artistic talent.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:artistic:x4:1
# text = He shows great artistic talent.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	artistic	artistic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	talent	talent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | He | great artistic talent |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent talent=Recipient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The town has an artistic community.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:artistic:x5:1
# text = The town has an artistic community.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	artistic	artistic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	community	community	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the town | a artistic community |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent community=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cake was decorated in an artistic way.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:artistic:x6:1
# text = The cake was decorated in an artistic way.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	decorated	decorate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	artistic	artistic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **decorate** | past · passive |  | the cake |  |  |  | in a artistic way | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination in way=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Never had so beautiful and so artistic a robe been seen.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:artistic:x7:1
# text = Never had so beautiful and so artistic a robe been seen.
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	so	so	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	beautiful	beautiful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	artistic	artistic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	robe	robe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | participle · passive |  | a robe |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Stimulus |

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