aesthetic

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Etymology[edit]

From German Ästhetik or French esthétique, both from Ancient Greek αἰσθητικός (aisthētikós, “of sense perception”), from αἰσθάνομαι (aisthánomai, “I feel”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Conservative RP: /esˈθet.ɪk/; /iːsˈθet.ɪk/
  • Contemporary RP: /ɛsˈθɛt.ɪk/
  • General American: /ɛsˈθɛɾ.ɪk/
  • Audio (US)
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  • Rhymes: -ɛtɪk

Adjective[edit]

aesthetic (comparative more aesthetic, superlative most aesthetic)

  1. 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.

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Noun[edit]

aesthetic (plural aesthetics)

  1. The study of art or beauty.
  2. That which appeals to the senses.

Translations[edit]

the study of art or beauty — see aesthetics

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