aesthetic
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aes·thet·ic
or es·thet·ic (ĕs-thĕt'ĭk) 
adj.
adj.
- Relating to the philosophy or theories of aesthetics.
- Of or concerning the appreciation of beauty or good taste: the aesthetic faculties.
- Characterized by a heightened sensitivity to beauty.
- Artistic: The play was an aesthetic success.
- Informal. Conforming to accepted notions of good taste.
- A guiding principle in matters of artistic beauty and taste; artistic sensibility: "a generous Age of Aquarius aesthetic that said that everything was art" (William Wilson).
- An underlying principle, a set of principles, or a view often manifested by outward appearances or style of behavior: "What troubled him was the squalor of [the colonel's] aesthetic" (Lewis H. Lapham).
[German ästhetisch, from New Latin aesthēticus, from Greek aisthētikos, of sense perception, from aisthēta, perceptible things, from aisthanesthai, to perceive.]
aesthetically aes·thet'i·cal·ly adv.Roget's Thesaurus:
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aesthetic
also esthetic
adjective
- Showing good taste: artistic, tasteful, tasty. See style/good style/bad style.
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aesthetic
(Greek sense perception) Kant keeps the ancient Greek usage, in which anything treating of sense perception may be called an aesthetic. The word had earlier been restricted by Baumgarten to the perception of aesthetic properties or values in particular.
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esthetic
IN BRIEF: n. - (philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful adj. - Concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste.
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Aesthetic
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - æstetisk, skønhedssøgende
n. - æstetik
Nederlands (Dutch)
esthetisch, (mv) esthetica
Français (French)
adj. - esthétique
n. - esthétique
Deutsch (German)
adj. - ästhetisch, schöngeistig
n. - (Philos.) (Kunst) Ästhetik
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - καλαίσθητος
Italiano (Italian)
estetica, estetico
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - estético, harmonioso, artístico
Русский (Russian)
эстетический, эстетика, эстетичный
Español (Spanish)
adj. - estético
n. - estética
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - estetisk
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
美学的, 艺术的, 美的, 审美的, 美学, 审美观, 美学标准
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 美學的, 藝術的, 美的, 審美的
n. - 美學, 審美觀, 美學標準
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 미의, 심미적인, 심미안이 있는, 미적인
n. - 미학
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 美の, 審美的な, 美学の
n. - 美学的原理, 美の哲学, 美学, 美学的理論
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) جمالي
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - נעים לעין, נאה, רגיש ליופי, אסתטי
n. - פילוסופיית היפה, בעיקר באמנות, מערכת עקרונות שלן טעם טוב והערכת היופי
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