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| aes·thet·ic [ es théttik ] or es·thet·ic [ es théttik ] |
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1. beautiful: pleasing in appearance
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2. arts appreciating beauty: sensitive to or appreciative of art or beauty
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3. philosophy relating to aesthetics: relating to the philosophical principles of aesthetics
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noun (plural aes·thet·ics) (plural es·thet·ics) |
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arts set of principles: a set of principles about art
 the modernist aesthetic
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| [Early 19th century. < Greek aisthētikos "perceptual" < aisthesthai "perceive"] |
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 aes·thet·i·cal·ly adverb |
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