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- [es-thet-iks or, esp. British, ees-]
- /ɛsˈθɛt ɪks or, esp. British, is-/
- /esˈθet.ɪks/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [es-thet-iks or, esp. British, ees-]
- /ɛsˈθɛt ɪks or, esp. British, is-/
Definitions of aesthetics word
- uncountable noun aesthetics Aesthetics is a branch of philosophy concerned with the study of the idea of beauty. 3
- noun aesthetics the branch of philosophy concerned with the study of such concepts as beauty, taste, etc 3
- noun aesthetics the study of the rules and principles of art 3
- noun aesthetics the study or theory of beauty and of the psychological responses to it; specif., the branch of philosophy dealing with art, its creative sources, its forms, and its effects 3
- noun aesthetics the philosophical theory or set of principles governing the idea of beauty at a given time and place: the clean lines, bare surfaces, and sense of space that bespeak the machine-age aesthetic; the Cubist aesthetic. 1
- noun aesthetics a particular individual’s set of ideas about style and taste, along with its expression: the designer’s aesthetic of accessible, wearable fashion; a great aesthetic on her blog. 1
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Origin of aesthetics
First appearance:
before 1815 One of the 39% newest English words
First recorded in 1815-25; See origin at aesthetic, -ics
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Parts of speech for Aesthetics
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
aesthetics popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% 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".
aesthetics usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for aesthetics
noun aesthetics
- metaphysics — metaphysics.
- ontology — the branch of metaphysics that studies the nature of existence or being as such.
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