English Dictionary
◊ ESTHETIC
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 : a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful; "he despised
the esthetic of minimalism" [syn: {aesthetic}]