Meanings
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adj
Relating to beauty or the appreciation of beautiful things.
The shabby exterior offended his aesthetic sensibilities.
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adj
Beautiful or pleasing to look at.
The new lobby design is both practical and aesthetic.
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noun
The overall style or look that defines a set of artistic works.
Her recent paintings have a quirky aesthetic inspired by 1990s teen culture.
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noun
The study of beauty and what makes things beautiful.
The lecture explored the aesthetic of Renaissance art.
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewis-dʰh₁ Proto-Hellenic *awistʰomai Ancient Greek αἰσθᾰ́νομαι (aisthắnomai) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek αἴσθησῐς (aísthēsĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek αἰσθητῐκός (aisthētĭkós)bor. Latin aesthēticusder. German Ästhetikder. ▲ New Latin aesthēticusbor. French esthétiqueder. English aesthetic From German Ästhetik or French esthétique, both from New Latin aesthēticus, itself b…