aes|thet|ics

aes|thet|ics
aes|thet|ics «ehs THEHT ihks; especially British ees THEHT ihks», noun.
the study of beauty in art and nature; philosophy of beauty or taste; theory of the fine arts. »

If the experimentalists of the Institute had abandoned their physics for…the study of transcendental aesthetics and all the refinements and abstractions of pure reason (Edinburgh Review).

Also, esthetics.
[< German Aesthetik < New Latin aesthetica < Greek aisthētikós sensitive < aisthánesthai perceive]

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  • thet — adre·no sym·pa·thet·ic; aes·thet·ic; aes·thet·i·cal·ly; aes·thet·i·cism; aes·thet·i·cize; aes·thet·ics; an·ti·pa·thet·ic; an·ti·thet·i·cal; an·ti·thet·i·cal·ly; ap·a·thet·ic; ap·a·thet·i·cal·ly; ba·thet·ic; coe·nes·thet·ic; cos·mo·thet·ic;… …   English syllables

  • aesthetics — aes·thet·ics …   English syllables

  • aesthetics — aes·thet·ics (es thetґiks) esthetics …   Medical dictionary

  • aesthetics — aes•thet•ics or esthetics [[t]ɛsˈθɛt ɪks[/t]] n. (used with a sing. v.) 1) pho the branch of philosophy dealing with taste and the study of beauty in nature and art 2) pho a particular theory of beauty or fine art • Etymology: 1815–25 …   From formal English to slang

  • cal — abi·o·log·i·cal; adre·no·cor·ti·cal; aero·bi·o·log·i·cal; aero·chem·i·cal; aero·log·i·cal; aero·med·i·cal; aero·nau·ti·cal; aero·phys·i·cal; aero·tech·ni·cal; aes·thet·i·cal·ly; afo·cal; ag·a·tho·kak·o·log·i·cal; ag·nat·i·cal·ly;… …   English syllables

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  • o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

  • syn — syn·a·del·phite; syn·aes·the·sis; syn·a·gog·al; syn·a·gogue; syn·al·lag·mat·ic; syn·a·loe·pha; syn·anastomosis; syn·an·ce·ja; syn·an·gial; syn·an·gi·um; syn·an·tec·tic; syn·an·thae; syn·an·thous; syn·an·thy; syn·a·phea; syn·aposematic;… …   English syllables

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