aesthetic

== English == === Alternative forms === æsthetic (dated) esthetic (US) === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, contemporary) IPA(key): /ɛsˈθɛ.tɪk/, /əsˈθɛ.tɪk/, /iːsˈθɛ.tɪk/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɛsˈθɛ.tɪk/, /əsˈθɛ.tɪk/, /ɪsˈθɛtɪk/ (US, nonstandard) IPA(key): /-tɛtɪk/ (other UK) IPA(key): /ɪsˈθɛ.tɪk/ (also, spelling pronunciation) IPA(key): /æsˈθɛ.tɪk/ Rhymes: -ɛtɪk === Adjective === aesthetic (comparative more aesthetic, superlative most aesthetic) Concerned with beauty, artistic effect, or appearance. Coordinate term: cosmetic (rarely proscribed) Beautiful or appealing to one's sense of beauty or art. Synonyms: aesthetical, tasteful Antonyms: inaesthetic, unaesthetic ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === aesthetic (plural aesthetics) The study of art or beauty. That which appeals to the senses. The set of artistic motifs defining a collection of things, especially works of art; more broadly, their aura or “vibe”. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Related terms === aesthesis, esthesis === Further reading === Raymond Williams (1983), “Aesthetic”, in Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society, revised American edition, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, published 1985, →ISBN, page 31. === Anagrams === cheatiest