aesthetic
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aes·thet·ic
or es·thet·ic (ĕs-thĕt′ĭk)adj.
1. Relating to the philosophy or theories of aesthetics.
2.
a. Of or concerning the appreciation of beauty or good taste: aesthetic judgment; the aesthetic appeal of the exhibit.
b. Attractive or appealing: the more aesthetic features of the building.
3. Characterized by a heightened sensitivity to beauty: the poet and his aesthetic friends.
4. Being or relating to a work of art; artistic: The play was an aesthetic success.
5. Informal Conforming to accepted notions of good taste.
6. often Aesthetic Of or characteristic of aestheticism in the arts.
n.
1. A guiding principle in matters of artistic beauty and taste; artistic sensibility: "a generous Age of Aquarius aesthetic that said that everything was art" (William Wilson).
2. An underlying principle, a set of principles, or a view often manifested by outward appearances or style of behavior: "What troubled him was the squalor of [the colonel's] aesthetic" (Lewis H. Lapham).
[German ästhetisch, from New Latin aesthēticus, from Greek aisthētikos, of sense perception, from aisthēta, perceptible things, from aisthanesthai, to perceive; see au- in Indo-European roots.]
aes·thet′i·cal·ly adv.
aesthetic
(iːsˈθɛtɪk; ɪs-) oresthetic
adj
1. (Art Terms) connected with aesthetics or its principles
2.
a. relating to pure beauty rather than to other considerations
b. artistic or relating to good taste: an aesthetic consideration.
n
(Art Terms) a principle of taste or style adopted by a particular person, group, or culture: the Bauhaus aesthetic of functional modernity.
aesˈthetically, esˈthetically adv
aes•thet•ic
or es•thet•ic
(ɛsˈθɛt ɪk)adj.
1. pertaining to a sense of beauty or to aesthetics.
2. having a love of beauty.
3. concerned with emotion and sensation as opposed to intellectuality.
n. 4. a theory or idea of what is aesthetically valid.
[1815–25; < New Latin < Greek]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() philosophy - the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory - a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy |
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2. | ![]() inaesthetic, unaesthetic - violating aesthetic canons or requirements; deficient in tastefulness or beauty; "inaesthetic and quite unintellectual"; "peered through those inaesthetic spectacles" | |
3. | ![]() tasteful - having or showing or conforming to good taste |
aesthetic
adjective ornamental, artistic, pleasing, pretty, fancy, enhancing, decorative, tasteful, beautifying, nonfunctional products chosen for their aesthetic appeal as well as their durability
aesthetic
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Translations
естетичен
estetický
esteettinenestetiikka
estheticaesthetischesthetische
estetik