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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun aesthetic has 1 sense
- aesthetic(n = noun.cognition) esthetic - (philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful; "he despised the esthetic of minimalism" is a kind of philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory
Derived forms adjective aesthetic2, adjective aesthetic1
Adjective aesthetic has 3 senses
- aesthetic(a = adj.pert) esthetic - relating to or dealing with the subject of aesthetics; "aesthetic values" Derived form noun aesthetic1
- aesthetic(a = adj.all) aesthetical, esthetic, esthetical - 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" Derived form noun aesthetic1
- aesthetic(s = adj.all) artistic, esthetic - aesthetically pleasing; "an artistic flower arrangement"
Antonym: inaesthetic
OXFORD DICTIONARY
aesthetic, adj. & n. (US esthetic)
--adj.
1 concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty.
2 having such appreciation; sensitive to beauty.
3 in accordance with the principles of good taste.
--n.
1 (in pl.) the philosophy of the beautiful, esp. in art.
2 a set of principles of good taste and the appreciation of beauty.
--adj.
1 concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty.
2 having such appreciation; sensitive to beauty.
3 in accordance with the principles of good taste.
--n.
1 (in pl.) the philosophy of the beautiful, esp. in art.
2 a set of principles of good taste and the appreciation of beauty.
Derivative
aesthetically adv. aestheticism n.
Etymology
Gk aisthetikos f. aisthanomai perceive
THESAURUS
aesthetic
Attic, aesthetically appealing, art-conscious, artistic, arty, attractive, beauteous, beautiful, chaste, choice, classic, cultivated, discriminating, elegant, endowed with beauty, excellent, exquisite, eye-filling, fine, flowerlike, graceful, gracile, handsome, heavy, in good taste, lovely, of choice, of consummate art, of quality, ornamental, painterly, pleasing, pretty, pulchritudinous, pure, quiet, refined, restrained, sensitive, simple, subdued, tasteful, unaffected, understated, unobtrusive, well-chosenROGET THESAURUS
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Beauty
N beauty, the beautiful, to kalon, le beau ideal, aesthetics, callaesthetics, pulchritude, form, elegance, grace, beauty unadorned, natural beauty, symmetry, comeliness, fairness, polish, gloss, good effect, good looks, belle tournure, trigness, bloom, brilliancy, radiance, splendor, gorgeousness, magnificence, sublimity, sublimification, concinnity, delicacy, refinement, charm, je ne sais quoi, style, Venus, Aphrodite, Hebe, the Graces, Peri, Houri, Cupid, Apollo, Hyperion, Adonis, Antionous, Narcissus, peacock, butterfly, garden, flower of, pink of, bijou, jewel, work of art, flower, flow'ret gay, wildflower, rose, lily, anemone, asphodel, buttercup, crane's bill, daffodil, tulip, tiger lily, day lily, begonia, marigold, geranium, lily of the valley, ranunculus, rhododendron, windflower, pleasurableness, beautifying, landscaping, landscape gardening, decoration, calisthenics, beauty, hunk (of men), beautiful, beauteous, handsome, gorgeous, pretty, lovely, graceful, elegant, prepossessing, attractive, delicate, dainty, refined, fair, personable, comely, seemly, bonny, good-looking, well-favored, well-made, well-formed, well- proportioned, proper, shapely, symmetrical, harmonious, sightly, fit to be seen, passable, not amiss, goodly, dapper, tight, jimp, gimp, janty, jaunty, trig, natty, quaint, trim, tidy, neat, spruce, smart, tricksy, bright, bright eyed, rosy cheeked, cherry cheeked, rosy, ruddy, blooming, in full bloom, brilliant, shining, beamy, beaming, sparkling, splendid, resplendent, dazzling, glowing, glossy, sleek, rich, superb, magnificent, grand, fine, sublime, showy, specious, artistic, artistical, aesthetic, picturesque, pictorial, fait a peindre, well-composed, well grouped, well varied, curious, enchanting becoming, ornamental, undeformed, undefaced, unspotted, spotless, auxilium non leve vultus habet, beauty born of murmuring sound, flowers preach to us if we will hear, gratior ac pulchro veniens in corpore virtus, none but the brave deserve the fair, thou who hast the fatal gift of beauty.Taste
N taste, good taste, refined taste, cultivated taste, delicacy, refinement, fine feeling, gust, gusto, tact, finesse, nicety, to prepon, polish, elegance, grace, judgment, discernment, dilettantism, dilettanteism, virtu, fine art, culture, cultivation, aesthetics, man of taste, connoisseur, judge, critic, conoscente, virtuoso, amateur, dilettante, Aristarchus, Corinthian, arbiter elegantiarum, stagirite, euphemist, caviare to the general, in good taste, cute, tasteful, tasty, unaffected, pure, chaste, classical, attic, cultivated, refined, dainty, esthetic, aesthetic, artistic, elegant, euphemistic, to one's taste, to one's mind, after one's fancy, comme il faut, tire a quatre epingles, elegantly, nihil tetigit quod non ornavit, chacun a son gout, oculi pictura tenentur aures cantibus, taste, flavor, gust, gusto, savor, gout, relish, sapor, sapidity, twang, smack, smatch, aftertaste, tang, tasting, degustation, gustation, palate, tongue, tooth, stomach, sapid, saporific, gustable, gustatory, gustful, strong, gamy, palatable.Physical Sensibility
N physical sensibility, sensibility, sensitiveness, physical sensibility, feeling, impressibility, perceptivity, aesthetics, moral sensibility, sensation, impression, consciousness, external senses, sensible, sensitive, sensuous, aesthetic, perceptive, sentient, conscious, acute, sharp, keen, vivid, lively, impressive, thin-skinned, to the quick, the touch'd needle trembles to the pole.
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