aestheticaladj.

Brit.

/iːsˈθɛtᵻkl/,

/ᵻsˈθɛtᵻkl/,

/ɛsˈθɛtᵻkl/, U.S.

/ɛsˈθɛdək(ə)l/,

/əsˈθɛdək(ə)l/

Forms: 1700s– aesthetical, 1800s aësthetical, 1800s– esthetical.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: Greek αἰσθητικός , -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < ancient Greek αἰσθητικός aesthetic adj. + -al suffix¹, after German ästhetisch aesthetic adj. Compare slightly later aesthetic adj., and the foreign-language adjectives cited at that entry.With the variation in pronunciation, compare discussion at aesthetic n. and adj.

Of or relating to aesthetics; relating to the philosophy or theory of beauty. Also: = aesthetic adj. 2. N.E.D. (1884) notes: ‘Often interchanged in use with aesthetic, but properly distinct; thus my aesthetical notions are the notions I have on the subject of aesthetics; my aesthetic faculties are those which exercise aesthetics.’

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > aesthetics > [adjective]

aesthetical1797

aesthetic1812

beautiful1814

the mind > attention and judgement > aesthetics > [adjective]

aesthetical1832

tasteful1851

aestheticist1899

1797 tr. J. S. Beck Princ. Crit. Philos. iii. i. 328 As it is interesting in society, to shew understanding, so it is interesting too to display aesthetical faculty of judgment [Ger. ästhetisches Beurtheilungsvermögen].

1798 A. F. M. Willich Elements Crit. Philos. 104 Those judgments..are called aesthetical, which relate to the Beautiful and the Sublime.

1832 Philol. Museum 1 369 Beautiful and ugly depend on principles of taste, which it would be very convenient to designate by an adjective..Some English writers have adopted the term esthetical. This has not however yet become an established English word.

1837 J. G. Lockhart Mem. Life Scott (1839) III. 77 His own æsthetical notions are indicated rather than expressed.

1870 B. Disraeli Lothair (new ed.) xxxv. 182 Lady Beatrice was there, herself an artist, and full of æsthetical enthusiasm.

1876 C. M. Davies Unorthodox London (rev. ed.) 204 The æsthetical element in religious matters—that element which addresses the feeling of devotion through the channels of the senses.

1942 Jrnl. Aesthetics & Art Crit. 2 vi. 32 The airiness and the thinness surrounding abstract art limit our delight to the merely esthetical.

1973 D. Osmond-Smith tr. G. Bettetini Lang. & Technique of Film i. 1 The basic material that the Barthes group take as a starting-point for their..aesthetical observations is not their own.

2008 Church Times 8 Feb. 30/2 He could have benefited from the aesthetical insights of a Hegel or a Kierkegaard.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	aesthetical
释义	aestheticaladj. Brit. /iːsˈθɛtᵻkl/, /ᵻsˈθɛtᵻkl/, /ɛsˈθɛtᵻkl/, U.S. /ɛsˈθɛdək(ə)l/, /əsˈθɛdək(ə)l/ Forms: 1700s– aesthetical, 1800s aësthetical, 1800s– esthetical. Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: Greek αἰσθητικός , -al suffix¹. Etymology: < ancient Greek αἰσθητικός aesthetic adj. + -al suffix¹, after German ästhetisch aesthetic adj. Compare slightly later aesthetic adj., and the foreign-language adjectives cited at that entry.With the variation in pronunciation, compare discussion at aesthetic n. and adj. Of or relating to aesthetics; relating to the philosophy or theory of beauty. Also: = aesthetic adj. 2. N.E.D. (1884) notes: ‘Often interchanged in use with aesthetic, but properly distinct; thus my aesthetical notions are the notions I have on the subject of aesthetics; my aesthetic faculties are those which exercise aesthetics.’ ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > aesthetics > [adjective] aesthetical1797 aesthetic1812 beautiful1814 the mind > attention and judgement > aesthetics > [adjective] aesthetical1832 tasteful1851 aestheticist1899 1797 tr. J. S. Beck Princ. Crit. Philos. iii. i. 328 As it is interesting in society, to shew understanding, so it is interesting too to display aesthetical faculty of judgment [Ger. ästhetisches Beurtheilungsvermögen]. 1798 A. F. M. Willich Elements Crit. Philos. 104 Those judgments..are called aesthetical, which relate to the Beautiful and the Sublime. 1832 Philol. Museum 1 369 Beautiful and ugly depend on principles of taste, which it would be very convenient to designate by an adjective..Some English writers have adopted the term esthetical. This has not however yet become an established English word. 1837 J. G. Lockhart Mem. Life Scott (1839) III. 77 His own æsthetical notions are indicated rather than expressed. 1870 B. Disraeli Lothair (new ed.) xxxv. 182 Lady Beatrice was there, herself an artist, and full of æsthetical enthusiasm. 1876 C. M. Davies Unorthodox London (rev. ed.) 204 The æsthetical element in religious matters—that element which addresses the feeling of devotion through the channels of the senses. 1942 Jrnl. Aesthetics & Art Crit. 2 vi. 32 The airiness and the thinness surrounding abstract art limit our delight to the merely esthetical. 1973 D. Osmond-Smith tr. G. Bettetini Lang. & Technique of Film i. 1 The basic material that the Barthes group take as a starting-point for their..aesthetical observations is not their own. 2008 Church Times 8 Feb. 30/2 He could have benefited from the aesthetical insights of a Hegel or a Kierkegaard. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1797
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