esthetic definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: concerning or ... the illustrations made the book an aesthetic success" [syn: aesthetic, esthetic, aesthetical, esthetical] [ant: inaesthetic, unaesthetic] 2: relating to or dealing with the subject of aesthetics; "aesthetic values" [syn: aesthetic, esthetic] 3: aesthetically pleasing; "an artistic flower arrangement" [syn: aesthetic, esthetic, artistic] n 1: (philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful; "he despised the esthetic of minimalism" [syn: aesthetic, esthetic] Merriam Webster's variant of aesthetic Oxford Reference Dictionary ...
... dealing with the subject of aesthetics; "aesthetic values" [syn: aesthetic, esthetic] 2: concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or ... the illustrations made the book an aesthetic success" [syn: aesthetic, esthetic, aesthetical, esthetical] [ant: inaesthetic, unaesthetic] 3: aesthetically pleasing; "an artistic flower arrangement" [syn: aesthetic, esthetic, artistic] n 1: (philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful; "he despised the esthetic of minimalism" [syn: aesthetic, esthetic] Merriam Webster's I. adjective also esthetic or aesthetical or esthetical Etymology: German ästhetisch, from New ...
... the illustrations made the book an aesthetic success" [syn: aesthetic, esthetic, aesthetical, esthetical] [ant: inaesthetic, unaesthetic] Merriam Webster's variant of aesthetical Webster's 1913 Dictionary Esthete Es"thete, n.; Esthetic Es*thet"ic, a., Esthetical Es*thet"ic*al, a ...