Aesthetic

//ɛsˈθɛ.tɪk// adj, noun, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Concerned with beauty, artistic effect, or appearance.

    "It works well enough, but the shabby exterior offends his aesthetic sensibilities."

  2. 2
    Beautiful or appealing to one's sense of beauty or art. proscribed, rare

    "The design of the lobby cannot be considered particularly aesthetic."

Adjective
  1. 1
    concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste wordnet
  2. 2
    aesthetically pleasing wordnet
  3. 3
    relating to or dealing with the subject of aesthetics wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    The study of art or beauty.
  2. 2
    (philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful wordnet
  3. 3
    That which appeals to the senses.
  4. 4
    The set of artistic motifs defining a collection of things, especially works of art; more broadly, their aura or “vibe”.

    "Her most recent works have this quirky, nonchalant aesthetic inspired by ’90s teen culture."

Slang
  1. 1
    A recognizable visual style or mood. slang, social-media, 2010s-2020s

    "Her desk setup has a soft aesthetic."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From German Ästhetik or French esthétique, both from New Latin aesthēticus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek αἰσθητικός (aisthētikós, “of sense perception”), from αἰσθάνομαι (aisthánomai, “I feel”); analysable as aesthe(sis) + -tic. Cognates include Proto-Germanic *awiz (“obvious”), Sanskrit आविस् (āvís, “manifestly, evidently”) and Latin audiō.

Etymology 2

From German Ästhetik or French esthétique, both from New Latin aesthēticus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek αἰσθητικός (aisthētikós, “of sense perception”), from αἰσθάνομαι (aisthánomai, “I feel”); analysable as aesthe(sis) + -tic. Cognates include Proto-Germanic *awiz (“obvious”), Sanskrit आविस् (āvís, “manifestly, evidently”) and Latin audiō.

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