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Aesthetics

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Noun

1. aesthetics, esthetics

(art) the branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and taste (emphasizing the evaluative criteria that are applied to art)

Example Sentences:
'traditional aesthetics assumed the existence of universal and timeless criteria of artistic value'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Aesthetics

see synonyms of aesthetics
noun (functioning as singular)
1. 
the branch of philosophy concerned with the study of such concepts as beauty, taste, etc
2. 
the study of the rules and principles of art

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Aesthetics

see synonyms of aesthetics
noun
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

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Aesthetics

see synonyms of aesthetics
n.
1. (used with a sing. verb)
a. The branch of philosophy that deals with the nature, expression, and perception of beauty, as in the fine arts.
b. The study of the psychological responses to beauty and artistic experiences.
2. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)
a. A conception of what is artistically valid or beautiful: minimalist aesthetics.
b. An artistically beautiful or pleasing appearance: "They're looking for quality construction, not aesthetics" (Ron Schram).

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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