Esthetic

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}, {aesthetical},
               {esthetical}] [ant: {inaesthetic}]
       2: relating to or dealing with the subject of aesthetics;
          "aesthetic values" [syn: {aesthetic}]
       3: aesthetically pleasing; "an artistic flower arrangement"
          [syn: {aesthetic}, {artistic}, {pleasing}]
       n : (philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful;
           "he despised the esthetic of minimalism" [syn: {aesthetic}]