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aes·thet·ic
or
es·thet·ic
 (  s-th t   k)
KEY
ADJECTIVE:
- Relating to the philosophy or theories of aesthetics.
- Of or concerning the appreciation of beauty or good taste:
the aesthetic faculties.
- Characterized by a heightened sensitivity to beauty.
- Artistic:
The play was an aesthetic success.
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Informal
Conforming to accepted notions of good taste.
NOUN:
- A guiding principle in matters of artistic beauty and taste; artistic sensibility:
"a generous Age of Aquarius aesthetic that said that everything was art"
(William Wilson).
- An underlying principle, a set of principles, or a view often manifested by outward appearances or style of behavior:
"What troubled him was the squalor of [the colonel's] aesthetic"
(Lewis H. Lapham).
ETYMOLOGY:
German ästhetisch, from New Latin aesth ticus, from Greek aisthtikos, of sense perception, from aisthta, perceptible things, from aisthanesthai, to perceive; see au- in Indo-European roots
OTHER FORMS:
aes·theti·cal·ly
(Adverb)
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