kunst

Meaning

1. (feminine) art
2. (feminine) prowess, ability
3. (feminine) trick (entertaining action)

Concepts

art

fine arts

music

Art

craftwork

skill

creation

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kʏnst/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch cunst, const, cunste, conste (“skill, ability, knowledge, craft”), from Old Dutch *kunst (“knowledge, know-how, skill”), from Proto-Germanic *kunstiz (“knowledge, ability”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenH-, *ǵnō- (“to know”), equivalent to kunnen + -st.
Cognate with Old Saxon kunst (“skill, wisdom”), Old High German kunst (“knowledge, wisdom, skill”), Old Frisian kunst, konst, kenst (“knowledge”). More at cunning.

Sentences

De belichting van een foto juist krijgen , is een kunst .

Getting the exposure of a photo right is an art.

Kalligrafie is de kunst van het schoonschrijven .

Calligraphy is the art of writing.