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}, {esthetic},
{aesthetical}, {esthetical}] [ant: {inaesthetic},
{unaesthetic}]
2: relating to or dealing with the subject of aesthetics;
"aesthetic values" [syn: {aesthetic}, {esthetic}]
3: aesthetically pleasing; "an artistic flower arrangement"
[syn: {aesthetic}, {esthetic}, {artistic}]
n 1: (philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is
beautiful; "he despised the esthetic of minimalism" [syn:
{aesthetic}, {esthetic}]
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.
[1913 Webster]