Hypertext Webster Gateway: "esthetic"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Esthete \Es"thete\, n.; Esthetic \Es*thet"ic\, a., Esthetical
\Es*thet"ic*al\, a., Esthetics \Es*thet"ics\, n. etc.
Same as {[AE]sthete}, {[AE]sthetic}, {[AE]sthetical},
{[AE]sthetics}, etc.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
esthetic
adj 1: concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or
good taste; "the aesthetic faculties"; "an aesthetic
person"; "aesthetic feeling"; "the illustrations made
the book an aesthetic success" [syn: {aesthetic}, {aesthetical},
{esthetical}] [ant: {inaesthetic}]
2: relating to or dealing with the subject of aesthetics;
"aesthetic values" [syn: {aesthetic}]
3: aesthetically pleasing; "an artistic flower arrangement"
[syn: {aesthetic}, {artistic}, {pleasing}]
n : a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful; "he despised
the esthetic of minimalism" [syn: {aesthetic}]
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