art rock

1. 1.

   a style of rock music that emerged in the 1970s; associated with attempts to combine rock with jazz and other forms; intended for listening and not dancing

   Synonymsprogressive rock

   Broaderrock 'n' roll

Questions about art rock

What does art rock mean?

art rock means "a style of rock music that emerged in the 1970s; associated with attempts to combine rock with jazz and other forms; intended for listening and not dancing".

What is another word for art rock?

Close synonyms include progressive rock. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is art rock a common word?

art rock is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.