liberal arts

Noun

Meaning

studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

arts humanities humanistic discipline science language history literature philosophy mathematics fine arts social science belles-lettres classics physical science literae humaniores
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Antonyms

science technology equipment engineering programming mechanics
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Hypernyms

field study subject discipline bailiwick field of study

Hyponyms

english philology orientalism beaux arts history linguistics

Related terms

liberal science

Examples

Note too that a faithful study of the liberal arts humanizes character and permits it not to be cruel. Ovid

At a time when politics deals in distortions and half truths, truth is to be found in the liberal arts. There's something afoot in this country and you are very much a part of it. Joyce Carol Oates

I'm a liberal arts junkie. Mary Chapin Carpenter

Cute,” she said, smiling. "If the liberal arts do nothing else they provide engaging metaphors for the thinking they displace. Roger Zelazny

Freedom is absolutely necessary for the progress in science and the liberal arts. Baruch Spinoza

I decided that I didn't want to spend my time in a liberal arts college. Chick Corea

Close letter words and terms

liberal liberal alliance liberal area liberal arts education liberal attitude liberal conservatism