aesthete

== English == === Alternative forms === esthete æsthete (archaic) === Etymology === From Ancient Greek αἰσθητής (aisthētḗs, “one who perceives”). === Pronunciation === (UK) enPR: ēsʹthēt, IPA(key): /ˈiːs.θiːt/ (US) enPR: ĕsʹthēt, IPA(key): /ˈɛs.θiːt/ === Noun === aesthete (plural aesthetes) (often derogatory) Someone who cultivates an unusually high sensitivity to beauty, as in art or nature, often in a manner perceived to prioritize beauty over other qualities such as virtue and utility. ==== Derived terms ==== anaesthete synaesthete ==== Related terms ==== aesthetic ==== Translations ====