adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to esthetics.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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esthetical
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adj
Meaning 2
Of or pertaining to beauty.
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adj
Meaning 3
esthetic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective
Meaning 4
concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the aesthetic faculties
- an aesthetic person
- aesthetic feeling
- the illustrations made the book an aesthetic success
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: aesthetic, esthetic, aesthetical
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2ew- Proto-Indo-European *dheh1- Proto-Indo-European *h2ewis-dhh1 Proto-Hellenic *awisthomai Ancient Greek αἰσθάνομαι (aisthánomai) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek αἴσθησῐς (aísthēsĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek αἰσθητικός (aisthētikós)bor. Latin aesthēticusder. German Ästhetikder. ▲ New Latin aesthēticusbor. French esthétiqueder. English aesthetic English esthetic English -al English esthetical From esthetic + -al.