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aesthete definition

aes·thete (es′t̸hēt′)

noun

  1. a person highly sensitive to art and beauty
  2. a person who artificially cultivates artistic sensitivity or makes a cult of art and beauty

Etymology: Gr aisthētēs, a person who perceives: see aesthetic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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