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aesthetic
has definitions from the fields of philosophy,fine art
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[ adjective ] relating to or dealing with the subject of aesthetics
Synonyms Examples "aesthetic values" Used in print (Chester G. Starr, The Origins of Greek Civili...)Beyond the aesthetic and technical aspects of this expansion we must consider the change in pottery style on broader lines . In their vases were embodied the basic aesthetic and logical characteristics of Greek civilization , at_first hesitantly in Protogeometric work , and_then more confidently in the initial stages of the Geometric style . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (fine art) concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
Synonyms Examples "the aesthetic faculties" "an aesthetic person" "aesthetic feeling" "the illustrations made the book an aesthetic success" Used in print (High Fidelity, 11:10...)A contributing factor is the perspective , the uniform aesthetic distance which is maintained . (Joyce O. Hertzler, American Social Institutions;...)Religion can summate , epitomize , relate , and conserve all the highest ideals and values - ethical , aesthetic , and religious - of man formed in his culture . |
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[ noun ] (philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful
Synonyms Examples "he despised the esthetic of minimalism" Related terms |
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