noun
- plural of artiness; the quality or state of being artsy, affected, or pretentiously artistic
Usage: informal; often used critically to describe excessive or insincere artistic affectation
Examples
- The gallery's artinesses were evident in every overpriced installation.
- Critics dismissed the film's artinesses as mere style without substance.
- Her artinesses made it hard to take her creative work seriously.
- The café's artinesses—mismatched furniture and obscure indie music—appealed to a niche crowd.
- He found the artinesses of the avant-garde scene both amusing and exhausting.