Aesthetic

Word AESTHETIC
Character 9
Hyphenation æs thet ic
Pronunciations /iːs.ˈθe.tɪk/

Definitions and meanings of "Aesthetic"

What do we mean by aesthetic?

Relating to the philosophy or theories of aesthetics. adjective

Of or concerning the appreciation of beauty or good taste. adjective

Attractive or appealing. adjective

Characterized by a heightened sensitivity to beauty. adjective

Being or relating to a work of art; artistic. adjective

Conforming to accepted notions of good taste. adjective

Of or characteristic of aestheticism in the arts. adjective

A guiding principle in matters of artistic beauty and taste; artistic sensibility. noun

An underlying principle, a set of principles, or a view often manifested by outward appearances or style of behavior. noun

Of or Pertaining to æsthetics; versed in æsthetics adjective

Concerned with beauty, artistic impact, or appearance. adjective

The study of art or beauty. noun

That which appeals to the senses. noun

Concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste adjective

Relating to or dealing with the subject of aesthetics adjective

Aesthetically pleasing adjective

(philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful noun

The study of art or beauty.

That which appeals to the senses.

The artistic motifs defining a collection of things, especially works of art; more broadly, their vibe.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Aesthetic

The word "aesthetic" in example sentences

It is important to make clear that as the existence of the hedonistic side in every spiritual activity has given rise to the confusion between the aesthetic activity and the useful or pleasurable, so the existence, or, better, the possibility of constructing this physical side, has generated the confusion between _aesthetic_ expression and expression ❋ Benedetto Croce (1909)

Passing on to the study of more complex concepts, where the aesthetic activity is found in conjunction with other orders of facts, and showing the mode of this union or complication, we find ourselves at once face to face with the concept of _feeling_ and with the feelings which are called _aesthetic_. ❋ Benedetto Croce (1909)

In his Three Lectures on Aesthetic, Bosanquet focuses primarily on aesthetic appreciation, analysing the ˜aesthetic attitude™ which, he says, is an activity not of the mind alone, but of the whole person ” “body-and-mind.” ❋ Unknown (2009)

The word aesthetic comes from the Greek, aisthanomai, meaning "to perceive, to sense". ❋ Hal Duncan (2007)

If your aesthetic is a surreal one, this isn't a problem; you can easily come up with titles that not only aren't jarringly incongruent with the music, but actually contribute to the overall effect. ❋ Matthew Guerrieri (2006)

The power of the aesthetic is also a precondition for ❋ Unknown (2005)

But however symptomatic or inevitable the spatialization of the aesthetic may be for our understanding of the relationship between art and non-art — the aesthetic is here or there or inside this or that — aesthetic spacing can only be derived from force: it is the effect of a break. ❋ Unknown (2005)

If the possibility of a critique of the aesthetic is already an effect of the aesthetic, then, the historical persistence of this category will be unassailable as long as critique is understood as the sole means of its limitation. ❋ Unknown (2005)

In this case, the insistence of the aesthetic is the insistence of an era whose critical vocation, one can also say, whose modernity, is guaranteed by the repetition of the category it would otherwise separate itself from by means of critique. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Defined in this way, freedom becomes what must be recalled from the aesthetic, but when the aesthetic is also the means of recall, the only choice is to succumb to its limit, for it is only in recognizing such a necessity that freedom can be recalled. ❋ Unknown (2000)

This consists in the fact that both Bergson and James have entirely omitted from their original instrument of research that inalienable aspect of the human soul which we call the aesthetic sense. ❋ John Cowper Powys (1917)

These are what we call aesthetic questions, but a man or a race may have a delicate and sure sense of beauty without consciously asking such questions at all. ❋ Bliss Perry (1907)

So long as these elementary facts continue shrouded in darkness or taken for granted, the genesis and evolutional reason of the particular compound which we call aesthetic preference must remain only one degree less mysterious than the genesis and evolutional reason of its psychological components. ❋ Vernon Lee (1895)

The Greek original of the word "aesthetic ­" means perception by the senses, especially by feeling. ❋ The Huffington Post News Editors (2011)

Thursday, some folks bothered by what they call the aesthetic blight, light pollution and potential safety issues posed by the bright signs will ask El Paso County commissioners to consider a regulation that could, indirectly, limit the number of LED-powered billboards that go up in the future. ❋ Unknown (2008)

To the right, it becomes innately benevolent, permeated by numina, a romantic meadow of Thinning; its aesthetic is idyllic. ❋ Hal Duncan (2009)

In the centre-point those two aesthetics clash in the legendary maze of Twisting; here the aesthetic is baroque. ❋ Hal Duncan (2009)

To the left, the worldscape becomes innately malevolent, permeated by monstra, a gothic mire of Thickening; its aesthetic is grotesque. ❋ Hal Duncan (2009)

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