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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. (philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful;
- Example: "he despised the esthetic of minimalism"
[syn: aesthetic, esthetic]


ADJECTIVE (3)

1. relating to or dealing with the subject of aesthetics;
- Example: "aesthetic values"
[syn: aesthetic, esthetic]

2. concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste;
- Example: "the aesthetic faculties"
- Example: "an aesthetic person"
- Example: "aesthetic feeling"
- Example: "the illustrations made the book an aesthetic success"
[syn: aesthetic, esthetic, aesthetical, esthetical]

3. aesthetically pleasing;
- Example: "an artistic flower arrangement"
[syn: aesthetic, esthetic, artistic]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

AEsthetic \[AE]s*thet"ic\, AEsthetical \[AE]s*thet"ic*al\, a. Of or Pertaining to [ae]sthetics; versed in [ae]sthetics; as, [ae]sthetic studies, emotions, ideas, persons, etc. [1913 Webster] -- [AE]s*thet"ic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

aesthetic adj 1: relating to or dealing with the subject of aesthetics; "aesthetic values" [syn: aesthetic, esthetic] 2: 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] 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]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

46 Moby Thesaurus words for "aesthetic": Attic, aesthetically appealing, art-conscious, artistic, arty, attractive, beauteous, beautiful, chaste, choice, classic, cultivated, discriminating, elegant, endowed with beauty, excellent, exquisite, eye-filling, fine, flowerlike, graceful, gracile, handsome, heavy, in good taste, lovely, of choice, of consummate art, of quality, ornamental, painterly, pleasing, pretty, pulchritudinous, pure, quiet, refined, restrained, sensitive, simple, subdued, tasteful, unaffected, understated, unobtrusive, well-chosen