Aesthetic GRE Vocabulary Flashcard
/esˈθet.ɪk/ (adj)
Definition
artistic, relating to beauty or the study of beauty, gracious, beautiful, tasteful, appealing, pleasing in appearance, appreciation of beauty, visual
Example
Aesthetics is the philosophical study of beauty and taste. It is closely related to the philosophy of art, which is concerned with the nature of art and the concepts in terms of which individual works of art are interpreted and evaluated.
To provide more than a general definition of the subject matter of aesthetics is immensely difficult. Indeed, it could be said that self-definition has been the major task of modern aesthetics. We are acquainted with an interesting and puzzling realm of experience: the realm of the beautiful, the ugly, the sublime, and the elegant; of taste, criticism, and fine art.
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Parts of speech
Adverb: aesthetically
Noun: aesthetics
Noun: aesthete
Noun: aestheticism
Noun: aesthetician
Noun: aestheticize
Verb: aesthesia
