English to English Dictionary

Artisan bakery

A commercial establishment where bread and other baked goods are made by hand using traditional methods and natural, high-quality ingredients.

Artist

A person who creates paintings, drawings, sculptures, or other works of art.

Artist development

The process by which a record label or management team guides a musician's career, including musical coaching, image consulting, and media training.

Artist-novel

A literary work that focuses on the development of a protagonist who is an artist, tracing their growth from childhood or youth into maturity and artistic realization.

Artistic

Having or revealing natural creative skill or imagination in the fine arts.

Artistic-flair

A natural, stylish talent or creative aptitude for producing artistic work or expressing oneself creatively.

Artrodial

Relating to or affecting joints.

Asafoetida

A strong-smelling dried latex or resin obtained from the living root of certain species of Ferula, used widely in traditional medicine and as a pungent spice in Indian vegetarian cooking.

Ascent

An act of ascending or moving upward.

Ascesis

Rigorous self-discipline and avoidance of all forms of indulgence, typically for religious or spiritual reasons.

Ascetic

A person who practices severe self-discipline and abstention.

Asceticism

The practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons.