English Explanatory Dictionary

aesthetics

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The study or philosophy of beauty.
  2. An artist's principles, preferences, and/or his agenda
noun
  1. plural of aesthetic

Pronunciation

/ɛsˈθɛt.ɪks/ /ɛsˈtɛt.ɪks/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-aesthetics.wav /ˈest̪(h)əʈɪks/

Word forms

aesthetics esthetics æsthetics

Etymology

From aesthetic + -ics.

Related words

aesthetic aestheticism

Derived words

ethnoaesthetics experimental aesthetics neuroaesthetics phonoaesthetics psycho-aesthetics somaesthetics
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