aesthetic

Aesthetic means the pleasant, positive or artful appearance of a person or a thing.

(adjective)

An example of the word is aesthetic is to say that a particular car is beautiful.

The definition of aesthetic is being interested in how something looks and feels.

(adjective)

An example of someone who is aesthetic might be an artist.

Aesthetic is defined as a concept of what is visually acceptable, in trend or expected at the time.

(noun)

An example of an aesthetic is minimalism.

See aesthetic in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

Origin: Gr aisthētikos, sensitive < aisthanesthai, to perceive < IE base *awis- > L audire, to hear

noun

an aesthetic theory or viewpoint

See aesthetic in American Heritage Dictionary 4

or es·thet·ic

adjective

Relating to the philosophy or theories of aesthetics.
Of or concerning the appreciation of beauty or good taste: the aesthetic faculties.
Characterized by a heightened sensitivity to beauty.
Artistic: The play was an aesthetic success.
Informal Conforming to accepted notions of good taste.

noun

A guiding principle in matters of artistic beauty and taste; artistic sensibility: “a generous Age of Aquarius aesthetic that said that everything was art” (William Wilson).
An underlying principle, a set of principles, or a view often manifested by outward appearances or style of behavior: “What troubled him was the squalor of [the colonel's] aesthetic” (Lewis H. Lapham).

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Origin: German ästhetisch

Origin: , from New Latin aesthēticus

Origin: , from Greek aisthētikos, of sense perception

Origin: , from aisthēta, perceptible things

Origin: , from aisthanesthai, to perceive; see au- in Indo-European roots

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