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aes·thet·ic
adjective
or es·thet·ic \esˈthed.ik, is-, əs-, -etik, -ēk, sometimes ˈesˌth-, Brit usually ēsˈ-\; or aes·thet·i·cal or es·thet·i·cal \-ə̇kəl, -ēk-\
Etymology: German ästhetisch, from New Latin aestheticus, from Greek aisthētikos of sense perception — more at aesthetics
1. : relating to or dealing with aesthetics or its subject matter
< aesthetic theories >
< aesthetic philosophers >
2.
a. : relating to the beautiful as distinguished from the merely pleasing, the moral, and especially the useful and utilitarian
< a purely aesthetic reaction >
< aesthetic criteria >
b. : artistic
< the illustrations made the book an aesthetic success >
: beautiful
3. : appreciative of, responsive to, or zealous about the beautiful
< an aesthetic person >
< he lived in an aesthetic age >
: having a sense, real or affected, of beauty or fine culture
4. : relating to sensuous cognition:
a. : involving pure feeling or sensation especially in contrast to ratiocination
< the aesthetic component of knowledge >
b. : based on or derived from immediate especially sensuous experience
< gustatory and tactile aesthetic delights >
< aesthetic feeling >
Synonyms: see artistic |