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1. Relating to or dealing with the philosophical study of what beautiful
   "aesthetic values"
   - esthetic [US]
    
2. Concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
   "the aesthetic faculties"; "an aesthetic person"; "aesthetic feeling"; "the illustrations made the book an aesthetic success"; "the aesthetic faculties"
   - esthetic [US], aesthetical, esthetical [US]
    
3. Aesthetically pleasing
   "an aesthetic flower arrangement"; "an aesthetic flower arrangement"
   - esthetic [US], artistic

1. (philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful
   "he despised the aesthetic of minimalism"
   - esthetic [US]

Derived forms: aesthetics

See also: aesthetics, artistic, cosmetic, enhancive, painterly, sensuous, tasteful

Type of: philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory

Antonym: inaesthetic

Encyclopedia: Aesthetic