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aesthetic

aest·he·tic

UK/iːsˈθɛ.tɪk/ US/ɛsˈθɛ.tɪk/ uncommon rare
adjective (3) noun (1)

adjective

1.

relating to or dealing with the subject of aesthetics

  • “aesthetic values”
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2.

concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste

  • “the aesthetic faculties”
  • “an aesthetic person”
  • “aesthetic feeling”
  • “the illustrations made the book an aesthetic success”
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3.

aesthetically pleasing

  • “an artistic flower arrangement”
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noun

1.

(philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful

  • “he despised the esthetic of minimalism”
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Origin

From German Ästhetik or French esthétique, both from New Latin aesthēticus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek αἰσθητικός (aisthētikós, “of sense perception”), from αἰσθάνομαι (aisthánomai, “to feel”); analysable as aesthe(sis) + -tic.

Phrases

  • aesthetic attraction
  • aesthetic information
  • aesthetic surgeon
  • aesthetic surgery
  • Y2K aesthetic

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