ALL meanings of aestheticism
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A a - 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 approach to art exemplified by (but not restricted to) the Aesthetic Movement. 1
- noun aestheticism principles based on beauty 1
- noun aestheticism the acceptance of artistic beauty and taste as a fundamental standard, ethical and other standards being secondary. 1
- noun aestheticism an exaggerated devotion to art, music, or poetry, with indifference to practical matters. 1
- noun aestheticism a late Victorian movement in British and American art characterized by a dedicatedly eclectic search for beauty and by an interest in old English, Japanese, and classical art. 1
- noun aestheticism A doctrine which holds aesthetics or beauty as the highest ideal or most basic standard. 0