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aesthetic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /əsˈθɛ.tɪk/ (General-American)
  • /ɛsˈθɛ.tɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /iːsˈθɛ.tɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ɛsˈθɛ.tɪk/ (General-American)
  • /-tɛtɪk/ (US, nonstandard)
  • (US) audio
  • /æsˈθɛ.tɪk/ also, spelling pronunciation
  • /əsˈθɛ.tɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ɪsˈθɛtɪk/ (General-American)
  • /ɪsˈθɛ.tɪk/ other UK

Etymology

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.

Meanings

  1. Concerned with beauty, artistic effect, or appearance.
    • It works well enough, but the shabby exterior offends his aesthetic sensibilities.
    • But he was also a natural chronicler: one senses that, even as his schemes collapsed, this aesthetic Arab Quixote knew the stories would make great material for his witty, sharp, melancholic writings. 2011, Simon Sebag Montefiore, Jerusalem: The Biography – A History of the Middle East, page 268:
    • 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. 1881, W. S. Gilbert, Patience, act I:
    • If Euston is not typically English, St. Pancras is. Its façade is a nightmare of improbable Gothic. It is fairly plastered with the aesthetic ideals of 1868, and the only beautiful thing about it is Barlow's roof. It is haunted by the stuffier kind of ghost. Yet there is something about the ordered whole of St. Pancras that would make demolition a terrible pity. 1941 August, C. Hamilton Ellis, “The English Station”, in Railway Magazine, page 358:
  2. (proscribed, rare) Beautiful or appealing to one's sense of beauty or art.
    • The station was rebuilt yet again by British Rail in 1967, when large chunks of the 19th century station were demolished and replaced with 'modern' buildings that were less than aesthetic. 2022 January 12, Paul Bigland, “Fab Four: the nation's finest stations: Wakefield Kirkgate”, in RAIL, number 948, page 28:
    • The design of the lobby cannot be considered particularly aesthetic.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
most aesthetic Degree=Sup lexicographic
æsthetic alternative, dated lexicographic
esthetic US, alternative lexicographic
more aesthetic Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Antonyms

unaesthetic · inaesthetic

Coordinates

cosmetic

Deriveds

aestheticisation · aestheticism · psycho-aesthetic · neuroaesthetic · aestheticness · aestheticist · aestheticity · aestheticize · aesthetic attraction · dysaesthetic · aestheticise · ethnoaesthetic · nonaesthetic · antiaesthetic · phonoaesthetic

Synonyms

tasteful · aesthetical

Translations (50)

fi esteettinen (concerned with beauty) · de ästhetisch (concerned with beauty) · ms estetik (concerned with beauty) · cmn 美觀的 /美观的 (appealing to one's sense of beauty) · nl esthetisch (concerned with beauty) · ast estéticu (concerned with beauty) · gl estético (concerned with beauty) · pl estetyczny (concerned with beauty) · ja 美的な (concerned with beauty) · kk әсем (appealing to one's sense of beauty) · el αισθητικός (concerned with beauty) · eo estetika (concerned with beauty) · ca estètic (concerned with beauty) · id estetis (concerned with beauty) · pl estetyczny (appealing to one's sense of beauty) · ko 미적 (concerned with beauty) · ka ესთეტიკური (concerned with beauty) · tr estetik (concerned with beauty) · ga aeistéitiúil (concerned with beauty) · ru эстети́чный (appealing to one's sense of beauty) · fy estetyk (concerned with beauty) · fr esthétique (concerned with beauty) · it estetico (concerned with beauty) · cmn 審美的 /审美的 (concerned with beauty) · sv estetisk (concerned with beauty) · nb estetisk (concerned with beauty) · pt estético (concerned with beauty) · ga aeistéitice (concerned with beauty) · nl esthetisch (appealing to one's sense of beauty) · id estetik (concerned with beauty) · hy գեղագիտական (concerned with beauty) · es estético (concerned with beauty) · bg естетичен (concerned with beauty) · da æstetisk (concerned with beauty) · hu esztétikus (concerned with beauty) · fo fagurfrøðiligur (concerned with beauty) · mi rerehua (concerned with beauty) · cs estetický (concerned with beauty) · fo listfrøðiligur (concerned with beauty) · bg изящен (concerned with beauty) · uk естети́чний (concerned with beauty) · nn estetisk (concerned with beauty) · fi esteettinen (appealing to one's sense of beauty) · ru эстети́ческий (concerned with beauty) · de ästhetisch (appealing to one's sense of beauty) · kk эстетикалық (concerned with beauty) · kk ажарлы (appealing to one's sense of beauty) · lv estētisks (concerned with beauty) · be эстэты́чны (concerned with beauty) · is sjónrænn (concerned with beauty)

aesthetic en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /əsˈθɛ.tɪk/ (General-American)
  • /ɛsˈθɛ.tɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /iːsˈθɛ.tɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ɛsˈθɛ.tɪk/ (General-American)
  • /-tɛtɪk/ (US, nonstandard)
  • (US) audio
  • /æsˈθɛ.tɪk/ also, spelling pronunciation
  • /əsˈθɛ.tɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ɪsˈθɛtɪk/ (General-American)
  • /ɪsˈθɛ.tɪk/ other UK

Etymology

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.

Meanings

  1. (plural-normally) The study of art or beauty.
  2. (in-plural, often) That which appeals to the senses.
  3. The set of artistic motifs defining a collection of things, especially works of art; more broadly, their aura or “vibe”.
    • A thin, crunchy lemon and thyme rosti was essentially the pimped-up aesthetic of the Kettle chip. That's OK. I like Kettle chips. 2011 December 18, Jay Rayner, “Restaurant review: Aurelia”, in The Observer, →ISSN, archived from the original on 15 Aug 2022:
    • I really like the goth aesthetic you've got going there.
    • Her most recent works have this quirky, nonchalant aesthetic inspired by ’90s teen culture.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
esthetic US, alternative lexicographic
aesthetics Number=Plur lexicographic
æsthetic alternative, dated lexicographic

Deriveds

aesthetics · Y2K aesthetic · aesthetic surgery · aesthetisation · non-aesthetic · aesthetic information · aesthetically · aesthetic surgeon · aesthetician · aesthete

Descendants

aesthetic · aesthetic · aesthetic

Relateds

aesthesis · esthesis

Translations (25)

fi estetiikka (that which appeals to the senses) · pl estetyzm (that which appeals to the senses) · sv estetik (that which appeals to the senses) · nl esthetische (that which appeals to the senses) · fo listfrøði (that which appeals to the senses) · eo estetiko (that which appeals to the senses) · pl estetyka (that which appeals to the senses) · da æstetik (that which appeals to the senses) · cmn 感官享受 (that which appeals to the senses) · ga aeistéitiúil (that which appeals to the senses) · nl uiterlijk (set of artistic motifs) · ru эсте́тика (that which appeals to the senses) · fi estetiikka (set of artistic motifs) · pt estética (that which appeals to the senses) · de Ästhetik (that which appeals to the senses) · fo fagurfrøði (that which appeals to the senses) · cmn 藝術氛圍 /艺术氛围 (set of artistic motifs) · fr esthétique (that which appeals to the senses) · hu esztétika (that which appeals to the senses) · ja 美学 (set of artistic motifs) · ka ესთეტიკა (that which appeals to the senses) · pl estetyka (set of artistic motifs) · gl estética (that which appeals to the senses) · nl esthetiek (set of artistic motifs) · de (stilvolle) Schönheit (that which appeals to the senses)