noun
1.
a usually acquired proficiency in doing or performing
there's an art to competent public speaking
Synonyms: adroitness, craft, cunning, dexterity, expertise, know-how, skill
Related Word: capability, competence, handiness, proficiency; address, finesse, ||savvy
Contrasted words: clumsiness, maladroitness
2.
Synonyms: cunning 2, artfulness, artifice, cageyness, canniness, craft, craftiness, foxiness, slyness, wiliness
Related Word: acuteness, astuteness
Contrasted words: candor, frankness, sincerity; directness, straightforwardness; bluffness, bluntness
3.
Synonyms: trade 1, calling, craft, handicraft, métier, profession, vocation