liberal arts vs arts

liberal arts and arts both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
liberal arts	Yes	No	No	No
arts	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, liberal arts and arts are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of liberal arts include humanistic discipline, humanities.

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