Definition of AESTHETIC

aesthetic

Meanings

Plural: aesthetics

Noun

  • (philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful
  • The study of art or beauty.
  • That which appeals to the senses.
  • The set of artistic motifs defining a collection of things, especially works of art; more broadly, their aura or “vibe”.

Adjective

  • relating to or dealing with the subject of aesthetics
    • "aesthetic values"
  • concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
    • "the aesthetic faculties"
    • "an aesthetic person"
    • "aesthetic feeling"
    • "the illustrations made the book an aesthetic success"

Adjective Satellite

  • aesthetically pleasing

Adj

  • Concerned with beauty, artistic effect, or appearance.
  • Beautiful or appealing to one's sense of beauty or art.

Origin / Etymology

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.

Scrabble Score: 14

aesthetic is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
aesthetic is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
aesthetic is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

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