aesthetic
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 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.
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