aes·thet·ic or es·thet·ic
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.
n.
- 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).
esthetic
adj 1: 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" [syn: aesthetic, aesthetical, esthetical] [ant: inaesthetic]
2: relating to or dealing with the subject of aesthetics; "aesthetic values" [syn: aesthetic]
3: aesthetically pleasing; "an artistic flower arrangement" [syn: aesthetic, artistic, pleasing]
n : (philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful; "he despised the esthetic of minimalism" [syn: aesthetic]
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