| 单词 | aestheticism |
| 释义 | aestheticism[ es-thet-uh-siz-uhm or, especially British, ees- ] / ɛsˈθɛt əˌsɪz əm or, especially British, is- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR aestheticism ON THESAURUS.COM nounthe acceptance of artistic beauty and taste as a fundamental standard, ethical and other standards being secondary. an exaggerated devotion to art, music, or poetry, with indifference to practical matters. a late Victorian movement in British and American art characterized by a dedicatedly eclectic search for beauty and by an interest in old English, Japanese, and classical art. Also estheticism. Origin of aestheticismFirst recorded in 1855–60; aesthetic + -ism Words nearby aestheticismaesthetic, aesthetical, aesthetically, aesthetic distance, aesthetician, aestheticism, aestheticize, aesthetic labour, aesthetics, aesthetic surgery, aestival Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for aestheticismBritish Dictionary definitions for aestheticismaestheticism sometimes US estheticism/ (iːsˈθɛtɪˌsɪzəm, ɪs-) / nounthe doctrine that aesthetic principles are of supreme importance and that works of art should be judged accordingly sensitivity to beauty, esp in art, music, literature, etc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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