aesthetic
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See also æsthetic
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Etymology [edit]
From German Ästhetik or French esthétique, both from Ancient Greek αἰσθητικός (“of sense perception”), from αἰσθάνομαι (“I feel”).
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aesthetic (comparative more aesthetic, superlative most aesthetic)
- Concerned with beauty, artistic impact, or appearance.
- It works well enough, but the shabby exterior offends his aesthetic sensibilities.
- 1881: W. S. Gilbert, Patience, Act I.
- If you're anxious for to shine in the high aesthetic line as a man of culture rare,
You must get up all the germs of the transcendental terms, and plant them everywhere.
- If you're anxious for to shine in the high aesthetic line as a man of culture rare,
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concerned with beauty
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Noun [edit]
aesthetic (plural aesthetics)
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the study of art or beauty — see aesthetics
that which appeals to the senses
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