aesthetic

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste

   I find that my aesthetic faculties get stronger every time I visit a museum.

2. 2
   adj

   Concerned with beauty, artistic effect, or appearance.

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

3. 3
   adj

   Beautiful or appealing to one's sense of beauty or art.

   The design of the lobby cannot be considered particularly aesthetic.

4. 4
   noun

   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.

5. 5
   adj

   pleasing in visually beautiful way

6. 6
   noun

   a philosophical theory attempting to explain and understand what is beautiful and why it might be considered that way

7. 7
   noun

   The study of art or beauty.

8. 8
   noun

   That which appeals to the senses.

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…