Definition of esthetics Esthetics

/ɛsθɛˈtɪks/ - [esthetiks] - es•thet•ics

We found 5 definitions of esthetics from 4 different sources.

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British English

aesthetics - /iːsθˈɛtɪks/

American English

esthetics - /ɛsθɛˈtɪks/

What does esthetics mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

esthetics - (art) the branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and taste (emphasizing the evaluative criteria that are applied to art); "traditional aesthetics assumed the existence of universal and timeless criteria of artistic value"
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  philosophy any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation; "self-indulgence was his only philosophy"; "my father's philosophy of child-rearing was to let mother do it"
  artistic creation, artistic production, art the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • esthetics (Noun)
    Alternative spelling of aesthetics.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • esthetics (n.)
    The theory or philosophy of taste; the science of the beautiful in nature and art; esp. that which treats of the expression and embodiment of beauty by art.
  • esthetics (n.)
    Same as Aesthete, Aesthetic, Aesthetical, Aesthetics, etc.

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