ALL meanings of aesthetics
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A a - 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 A set of principles concerned with the nature and appreciation of beauty, esp. in art. 1
- 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
- noun aesthetics one’s set of principles or worldview as expressed through outward appearance, behavior, or actions: the democratic aesthetic of the abolitionists. 1
- noun aesthetics Archaic. the study of the nature of sensation. 1
- adjective aesthetics relating to the philosophy of aesthetics; concerned with notions such as the beautiful and the ugly. 1
- adjective aesthetics relating to the science of aesthetics; concerned with the study of the mind and emotions in relation to the sense of beauty. 1
- adjective aesthetics having a sense of the beautiful; characterized by a love of beauty. 1
- adjective aesthetics relating to, involving, or concerned with pure emotion and sensation as opposed to pure intellectuality. 1
- noun aesthetics The study or philosophy of beauty. 0