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non-aesthetic

non--aes·thet·ic
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nohn ohb-stahn-te es-thet-ik or, esp. British, ees-]
    • /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ ɛsˈθɛt ɪk or, esp. British, is-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nohn ohb-stahn-te es-thet-ik or, esp. British, ees-]
    • /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ ɛsˈθɛt ɪk or, esp. British, is-/

Definitions of non-aesthetic word

  • adjective non-aesthetic relating to the philosophy of aesthetics; concerned with notions such as the beautiful and the ugly. 1
  • adjective non-aesthetic relating to the science of aesthetics; concerned with the study of the mind and emotions in relation to the sense of beauty. 1
  • adjective non-aesthetic having a sense of the beautiful; characterized by a love of beauty. 1
  • adjective non-aesthetic relating to, involving, or concerned with pure emotion and sensation as opposed to pure intellectuality. 1
  • noun non-aesthetic 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 non-aesthetic 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 non-aesthetic

First appearance:

before 1795
One of the 43% newest English words
1795-1800; < New Latin aesthēticus < Greek aisthētikós “pertaining to sense perception, perceptible, sensitive” equivalent to aisthēt(ḗs) (see aesthete) + -ikos -ic

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Parts of speech for Non-aesthetic

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non-aesthetic popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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