aesthete

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Someone who cultivates an unusually high sensitivity to beauty, as in art or nature, often in a manner perceived to prioritize beauty over other qualities such as virtue and utility.

ēsʹthēt /ˈiːs.θiːt/ ĕsʹthēt /ˈɛs.θiːt/ en-us-aesthete.ogg

aesthete aesthetes esthete æsthete

From Ancient Greek αἰσθητής (aisthētḗs, “one who perceives”).

aesthetic

anaesthete synaesthete

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