aes|thet|ic

aes|thet|ic
aes|thet|ic «ehs THEHT ihk; especially British ees THEHT ihk», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. having to do with the beautiful, as distinguished from the useful, scientific, or moral; based on or determined by beauty rather than by practical or moral considerations: »

The committee laid stress on aesthetic elements, such as architecture and design (Claude M. Berkeley).

2. (of persons) having or showing an appreciation of beauty in nature and art.
3. (of things) showing good taste; artistic; pleasing: »

an aesthetic wallpaper. The ruins have a romantic or an impersonal, aesthetic appeal to all people, but to the Greeks they are a living force (Atlantic).

–n.
1. an aesthetic philosophy or point of view: »

Once again, Balanchine tamed an alien movement to his own distinctive personal aesthetic (Doris Hering).

2. an aesthete. Also, esthetic.
╂[< Greek aisthētikós sensitive; see etym. under aesthetics (Cf. ↑aesthetics)]
–aes|thet´i|cal|ly, adverb.

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