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Word: Aesthetic
Speech Type: Adjective
late 18th century (in the sense ‘relating to perception by the senses’): from Greek aisthētikos, from aisthēta ‘perceptible things’, from aisthesthai ‘perceive’. The sense ‘concerned with beauty’ was coined in German in the mid 18th century and adopted into English in the early 19th century, but its use was controversial until much later in the century
iːsˈθɛtɪk
ɛsˈθɛtɪk
concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty
Short Definition:concerned with beauty or appreciation of beauty
Examples:- the pictures give great aesthetic pleasure
- esthetic
Word: Aesthetic
Speech Type: Noun
iːsˈθɛtɪk
ɛsˈθɛtɪk
a set of principles underlying the work of a particular artist or artistic movement
Short Definition:set of principles underlying work of particular artist or artistic movement
Examples:- the Cubist aesthetic
- esthetic
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