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AESTHETIC definition: 1. relating to the enjoyment or study of beauty: 2. An aesthetic object or a work of art is one…. Learn more.
aesthetic: [adjective] of, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful. artistic. pleasing in appearance : attractive.
3 meanings: also: aesthetical or sometimes US esthetical 1. connected with aesthetics or its principles 2. a. relating to pure.... Click for more definitions.
Aesthetic definition: relating to the philosophy of aesthetics; concerned with notions such as the beautiful and the ugly.. See examples of AESTHETIC used in a sentence.
aesthetic: 1 adj 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” Synonyms: aesthetical , esthetic , esthetical artistic satisfying aesthetic standards and sensibilities cosmetic , enhancive serving ...
Word Origin late 18th cent. (in the sense ‘relating to perception by the senses’): from Greek aisthētikos, from aisthēta ‘perceptible things’, from aisthesthai ‘perceive’. The sense ‘concerned with beauty’ was first used in German in the mid 18th cent. and adopted into English in the early 19th cent., but its use was controversial until much later in the century.
a. Of or concerning the appreciation of beauty or good taste: aesthetic judgment; the aesthetic appeal of the exhibit.
AESTHETICS definition: the formal study of the principles of art and beauty. Learn more.
aesthetic, n. & adj. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary
AESTHETIC meaning: 1. relating to the enjoyment or study of beauty: 2. An aesthetic object or a work of art is one…. Learn more.
