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aestheticism

aes·thet·i·cism
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [es-thet-uh-siz-uh m or, esp. British, ees-]
    • /ɛsˈθɛt əˌsɪz əm or, esp. British, is-/
    • /iːs.ˈθe.tɪ.ˌsɪ.zəm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [es-thet-uh-siz-uh m or, esp. British, ees-]
    • /ɛsˈθɛt əˌsɪz əm or, esp. British, is-/

Definitions of aestheticism word

  • noun aestheticism the doctrine that aesthetic principles are of supreme importance and that works of art should be judged accordingly 3
  • noun aestheticism sensitivity to beauty, esp in art, music, literature, etc 3
  • noun aestheticism the doctrine that aesthetic principles underlie all human values 3
  • noun aestheticism sensitivity to art and beauty 3
  • noun aestheticism the artificial cultivation of artistic sensitivity 3
  • noun aestheticism the acceptance of artistic beauty and taste as a fundamental standard, ethical and other standards being secondary. 1

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Origin of aestheticism

First appearance:

before 1855
One of the 30% newest English words
First recorded in 1855-60; aesthetic + -ism

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Parts of speech for Aestheticism

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

aestheticism popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

aestheticism usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for aestheticism

noun aestheticism

  • breeding — If someone says that a person has breeding, they mean that they think the person is from a good social background and has good manners.
  • improvement — an act of improving or the state of being improved.
  • gentility — good breeding or refinement.
  • discernment — the faculty of discerning; discrimination; acuteness of judgment and understanding.
  • learning — knowledge acquired by systematic study in any field of scholarly application.

Antonyms for aestheticism

noun aestheticism

  • coarseness — composed of relatively large parts or particles: The beach had rough, coarse sand.
  • ignorance — the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.
  • destruction — Destruction is the act of destroying something, or the state of being destroyed.
  • harm — a U.S. air-to-surface missile designed to detect and destroy radar sites by homing on their emissions.
  • hurt — to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.

Top questions with aestheticism

  • what is aestheticism?

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