esthetics
NounUS[es-thet-iks]/ɛsˈθɛtɪks/3 syllables
Synonyms:
aesthetics
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- (art) the branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and taste (emphasizing the evaluative criteria that are applied to art)“traditional aesthetics assumed the existence of universal and timeless criteria of artistic value”Synonyms: aestheticsType of philosophy
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Æs·thet′ics, Es·thet′ics (…; 277), noun
Origin: Gr. … perceptive, esp. by feeling, fr. … to perceive, feel: cf. G. ästhetik, F. esthétique.
The theory or philosophy of taste; the science of the beautiful in nature and art; esp. that which treats of the expression and embodiment of beauty by art.
Es′thete noun; Es·thet′ic (…), adjective, Es·thet′ic·al (…), adjective, Es·thet′ics (…), noun etc.
Same as æsthete, æsthetic, æsthetical, æsthetics, etc.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54