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aesthete

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aes⋅thete

  [es-theet or, especially Brit., ees-]
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–noun
1. a person who has or professes to have refined sensitivity toward the beauties of art or nature.
2. a person who affects great love of art, music, poetry, etc., and indifference to practical matters.
Also, esthete.

Origin:
1880–85; < Gk aisthēts one who perceives, equiv. to aisthē- (var. s. of aisthánesthai to perceive) + -tēs n. suffix denoting agent

Synonyms:
1. connoisseur. 2. dilettante.
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aes·thete or es·thete   (ěs'thēt)   
n.  

  1. One who cultivates an unusually high sensitivity to beauty, as in art or nature.

  2. One whose pursuit and admiration of beauty is regarded as excessive or affected.


[Back-formation from aesthetic.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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