esthetic
- noun
- /ɛsˈθɛtɪk/
- Formal
- The artist's philosophy reflects a unique esthetic that values simplicity and harmony.
There are also lectures on aesthetics, which deal with the various forms of art.
- There are also lectures on aesthetics, which deal with the various forms of art.
- That was an ethics, aesthetics, truth.
Examples
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Kierkegaard warns that "the person who chooses the esthetic after the ethical has become manifest to him is not living esthetically, for he is sinning" (Kirsch has quoted this).
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And so this is the tradition of realist aesthetics in Marxist criticism.
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A restaurant that changes with the taste without losing the esthetic.
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Which has nothing to do with aesthetic value necessarily, right?
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But I find that the style aesthetic choices of black folks are slightly different.
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Hi, I was thinking about the aesthetic component of your presentation.
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So this comparison is mostly going to be about looks and aesthetic preferences.
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There are also lectures on aesthetics, which deal with the various forms of art.
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In many ways, Yeats retained this aesthetic bias.
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In our discussion, we examined the underlying esthetic principles that guide modern design.
Synonyms
Study of beauty, art, and how people decide what is beautiful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Esthetic as a noun comes from the same Greek root aesth- meaning 'to feel', and it names a shared idea of what people find beautiful. So an esthetic is like a group's 'look' or style that shows what they prefer as beautiful.