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Noun: aesthetics es'thetiks [N. Amer], ees'thetiks [Brit]- (art) the branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and taste (emphasizing the evaluative criteria that are applied to art)
"traditional aesthetics assumed the existence of universal and timeless criteria of artistic value"
- esthetics [US]
Noun: aesthetic es'thetik [N. Amer], ees'thetik [Brit]- (philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful
"he despised the aesthetic of minimalism"
- esthetic [US]
See also: aesthetical, aesthetician Type of: philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory, philosophy Encyclopedia: Aesthetic Aesthetics |