ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: back-formation from fine arts, plural, translation of French beaux-arts
1.
a. : art that is concerned primarily with the creation of beautiful objects : art for which aesthetic purposes are primary or uppermost
b. : the objects themselves
the fetishes of the Negro sculptor … are fine art — John Dewey
2. : any art (as painting, drawing, architecture, sculpture, music, ceramics, or landscape architecture) for which aesthetic purposes are primary or uppermost — usually used in plural