adj
Meaning 1
Not aesthetic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
unaesthetic
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adjective
Meaning 2
violating aesthetic canons or requirements; deficient in tastefulness or beauty
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- inaesthetic and quite unintellectual
- peered through those inaesthetic spectacles
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: inaesthetic
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English un- 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 unaesthetic From un- + aesthetic.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: onesthetisch — not aesthetic
- Finnish: epäesteettinen — not aesthetic