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aesthetic.

Concerned with beauty, artistic effect, or appearance.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/iːsˈθɛ.tɪk/Received-Pronunciation/ɛsˈθɛ.tɪk/Received-Pronunciation/əsˈθɛ.tɪk/Received-Pronunciation/ɛsˈθɛ.tɪk/General-American

  1. Concerned with beauty, artistic effect, or appearance.

    It works well enough, but the shabby exterior offends his aesthetic sensibilities.

  2. Beautiful or appealing to one's sense of beauty or art.

    proscribed · rare
    The design of the lobby cannot be considered particularly aesthetic.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewis-dʰh₁ Proto-Hellenic *awistʰomai Ancient Greek αἰσθάνομαι (aisthánomai) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek αἴσθησῐς (aísthēsĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek αἰσθητικός (aisthētikós)bor. Latin aesthēticusder. German Ästhetikder. ▲ New Latin aesthēticusbor. French esthétiqueder. English aesthetic From German Ästhetik or French esthétique, both from New Latin aesthēticus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek αἰσθητικός (aisthētikós, “of sense perception”), from αἰσθάνομαι (aisthánomai, “to feel”); analysable as aesthe(sis) + -tic. Cognates include Proto-Germanic *awiz (“obvious”), Sanskrit आविस् (āvís, “manifestly, evidently”) and Latin audiō.

noun/iːsˈθɛ.tɪk/Received-Pronunciation/ɛsˈθɛ.tɪk/Received-Pronunciation/əsˈθɛ.tɪk/Received-Pronunciation/ɛsˈθɛ.tɪk/General-American

  1. The study of art or beauty.

    plural-normally

  2. That which appeals to the senses.

    in-plural · often

  3. The set of artistic motifs defining a collection of things, especially works of art; more broadly, their aura or “vibe”.

    Her most recent works have this quirky, nonchalant aesthetic inspired by ’90s teen culture.
    I really like the goth aesthetic you've got going there.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewis-dʰh₁ Proto-Hellenic *awistʰomai Ancient Greek αἰσθάνομαι (aisthánomai) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek αἴσθησῐς (aísthēsĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek αἰσθητικός (aisthētikós)bor. Latin aesthēticusder. German Ästhetikder. ▲ New Latin aesthēticusbor. French esthétiqueder. English aesthetic From German Ästhetik or French esthétique, both from New Latin aesthēticus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek αἰσθητικός (aisthētikós, “of sense perception”), from αἰσθάνομαι (aisthánomai, “to feel”); analysable as aesthe(sis) + -tic. Cognates include Proto-Germanic *awiz (“obvious”), Sanskrit आविस् (āvís, “manifestly, evidently”) and Latin audiō.

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