[syn: aesthetic, esthetic, artistic]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Esthete \Es"thete\, n.; Esthetic \Es*thet"ic\, a., Esthetical
\Es*thet"ic*al\, a., Esthetics \Es*thet"ics\, n. etc.
Same as [ae]sthete, [ae]sthetic, [ae]sthetical,
[ae]sthetics, etc.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
esthetic
adj 1: concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty
or good taste; "the aesthetic faculties"; "an aesthetic
person"; "aesthetic feeling"; "the illustrations made the
book an aesthetic success" [syn: aesthetic, esthetic,
aesthetical, esthetical] [ant: inaesthetic,
unaesthetic]
2: relating to or dealing with the subject of aesthetics;
"aesthetic values" [syn: aesthetic, esthetic]
3: aesthetically pleasing; "an artistic flower arrangement"
[syn: aesthetic, esthetic, artistic]
n 1: (philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is
beautiful; "he despised the esthetic of minimalism" [syn:
aesthetic, esthetic]