esthete
- noun
- /ˈɛsθit/
- Literature
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esteta
- As an esthete, she spent hours contemplating the intricate details of the sculpture in the park.
You know, you obviously are an aesthete, you know, with highbrow tastes.
- You know, you obviously are an aesthete, you know, with highbrow tastes.
- The Greeks weren't great builders, they were aesthetes.
Examples
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Paris esthete now, Hindsville redneck later—to puzzle out who he is, in all his moods and incarnations.
Fiction book (1999) -
The aim here is not the generation of a nation of esthetes; it is, rather, an attempt to re-establish the connection between lifelong discriminatory reading habits and an educated democratic citizenry.
Academic text (1993) -
A prominent Swedish esthete has already given expression to his anger at this bold action in a major daily newspaper.
Academic text (1996) -
You know, you obviously are an aesthete, you know, with highbrow tastes.
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Now he understood that they were, in fact, visionaries of the commonplace, true esthetes who awakened us to neglected beauty and enlarged our world.
Fiction book (1990) -
The famous esthete visited the gallery to admire the latest collection of modern art.
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He identified himself as an esthete, often attending exhibitions to indulge in the beauty of fine art.
Synonyms
A person who likes and understands fine art and beauty
Antonyms
How Appreciative
Surface Forms
Etymology
Esthete comes from the Greek root aesth- meaning 'feel' or 'sense', the same root you see in aesthetic. So an esthete is someone who notices and loves beauty in art or nature.