Question 1 · Quick check
aesthetic
CEFRC1
/ɛsˈθɛ.tɪk/
adjective · noun
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
Concerned with beauty or the way something looks.
- 02
noun
A particular style or idea about beauty and appearance.
Examples
By architectural symmetry, Emmet means geometric symmetry combined with aesthetic uniformity.
I look at it from an aesthetic point of view.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 2
Also pronounced
- /-tɛtɪk/
- /iːsˈθɛ.tɪk/
Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningsBeautiful or appealing to one's sense of beauty or art.
The study of art or beauty.
Concerned with beauty, artistic effect, or appearance.
More examples
In contextThe architect designed the building with a modern aesthetic in mind.
Her most recent works have this quirky, nonchalant aesthetic inspired by ’90s teen culture.
It works well enough, but the shabby exterior offends his aesthetic sensibilities.
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Origin
adjective
From German Ästhetik or French esthétique, both from New Latin aesthēticus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek αἰσθητικός (aisthētikós, “of sense perception”), from αἰσθάνομαι (aisthánomai, “to feel”); analysable as aesthe(sis) + -tic. Cognates include Proto-Germanic *awiz (“obvious”), Sanskrit आविस् (āvís, “manifestly, evidently”) and Latin audiō.