aesthete

English

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Alternative forms

• esthete
• æsthete (chiefly UK)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek αἰσθητής (“one who perceives”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: ĕthētʹ, IPA: /ɛsˈθiːt/, X-SAMPA: /Es'Ti:t/

  Rhymes: -iːt

Noun

aesthete (plural aesthetes)

1. Someone who cultivates an unusually high sensitivity to beauty, as in art or nature.

Derived terms

• anaesthete
• synaesthete

Related terms

• aesthetic

Translations

someone who cultivates an unusually high sensitivity to beauty, as in art or nature

• Czech: estét (cs) m
• Dutch: estheet (nl) m
• Finnish: esteetikko (fi)

• French: esthète (fr) m and f
• Hungarian: esztéta (hu)
• Spanish: esteta (es) m and f