aesthetic

One entry found for aesthetic.

Main Entry: ²aesthetic
Variant(s): also esthetic
Function: noun
1 plural but singular or plural in construction : a branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of beauty, art, and taste and with the creation and appreciation of beauty
2 : a particular theory or conception of beauty or art : a particular taste for or approach to what is pleasing to the senses and especially sight <modernist aesthetics> <staging new ballets which reflected the aesthetic of the new nation -- Mary Clarke & Clement Crisp>
3 plural : a pleasing appearance or effect : BEAUTY <appreciated the aesthetics of the gemstones>