Definitions for aesthetic

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aesthetic aes·thet·ic

Spelling: [es-thet-ik or, esp. British, ees-]

IPA: /ɛsˈθɛt ɪk or, esp. British, is-/

Aesthetic is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 354 anagrams from letters in aesthetic (aceehistt).

Definitions for aesthetic

noun

1. the philosophical theory or set of principles governing the idea of beauty at a given time and place:
2. a particular individual’s set of ideas about style and taste, along with its expression:
3. one’s set of principles or worldview as expressed through outward appearance, behavior, or actions: the
4. Archaic. the study of the nature of sensation.

adjective

1. relating to the philosophy of aesthetics; concerned with notions such as the beautiful and the ugly.
2. relating to the science of aesthetics; concerned with the study of the mind and emotions in relation to the sense of beauty.
3. having a sense of the beautiful; characterized by a love of beauty.
4. relating to, involving, or concerned with pure emotion and sensation as opposed to pure intellectuality.

Origin of aesthetic

1795-1800; New Latin aesthēticus Greek aisthētikós “pertaining to sense perception, perceptible, sensitive” equivalent to aisthēt(ḗs) (see aesthete) + -ikos

Examples for aesthetic

So, the display—which has the aesthetic sophistication of a middle school science project—will go up for week.

For aesthetic reasons, ski resort operators try to limit the noise and infrastructure associated with producing power.

So the aesthetic is the type of adaptation in the inner life.

These were men of their time, and their aesthetic interest in the ancient world was throttled by Christian prudery.

From an aesthetic point of view these are superior to anything else he wrote.

But in Bewick's case the aesthetic level is not particularly high.

War has often been praised because of its aesthetic nature, and its dramatic features.

But the softness, the muted quality in turn became an aesthetic.

Umm…to me, pop music is more of a science term than an aesthetic.

The aesthetic experience is a practical attitude in another way.