aesthetic

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Pronunciation

• (Conservative RP) IPA: /es.ˈθe.tɪk/, /iːs.ˈθe.tɪk/
• (Contemporary RP) IPA: /ɛs.ˈθɛ.tɪk/
• (British) IPA: /ɪs.ˈθe.tɪk/, /iːs.ˈθe.tɪk/
• (General American) IPA: /ɛs.ˈθɛ.tɪk/

Adjective

aesthetic

1. Concerned with beauty, artistic impact, or appearance.
2. (nonstandard) Beautiful or appealing to one's sense of beauty and/or art.

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

   • 1881, W. S. Gilbert, Patience, Act I:

     If you're anxious for to shine in the high aesthetic line as a man of culture rare,
     You must get up all the germs of the transcendental terms, and plant them everywhere.

   Synonyms: aesthetical, esthetic, tasteful
   Antonyms: inaesthetic, unaesthetic

Translations

• French: esthétique
• German: ästhetisch
• Italian: estetico
• Portuguese: estético
• Russian: эстети́ческий
• Spanish: estético

Noun

aesthetic (plural aesthetics)

1. The study of art or beauty.
2. That which appeals to the senses.
3. The artistic motifs defining a collection of things, especially works of art; more broadly, their vibe.

   Her most recent works have this quirky, half-serious 90's teen culture-inspired aesthetic.

   I really like the goth aesthetic you've got going there.

Translations

• French: esthétique
• German: Ästhetik, (stilvolle) Schönheit
• Portuguese: estética
• Russian: эсте́тика

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