esthetic
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aesthetic or esthetic (iːsˈθɛtɪk, ɪs-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| 1. | connected with aesthetics or its principles |
| 2. | a. relating to pure beauty rather than to other considerations |
| b. artistic or relating to good taste: an aesthetic consideration | |
| —n | |
| 3. | a principle of taste or style adopted by a particular person, group, or culture: the Bauhaus aesthetic of functional modernity |
| esthetic or esthetic | |
| —adj | |
| —n | |
| aes'thetically or esthetic | |
| —adv | |
| es'thetically or esthetic | |
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Esthetic
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| esthete (ˈiːsθiːt) | |
| —n | |
| a US spelling of aesthete | |
| esthetic | |
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| es'thetical | |
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| es'thetically | |
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| esthetician | |
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| es'theticism | |
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| es'thetics | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
esthetic
alternate form of aesthetic (see aesthetic). Also see æ. Related: esthetical; esthetically; esthetician; esthetics
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
esthetic es·thet·ic (ěs-thět'ĭk)
adj.
Variant of aesthetic.
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Example sentences
Pollarding has its esthetic and its practical sides.
But at this point the artist's technical virtuosity is more impressive than his esthetic achievement.
There were a number of reasons for this esthetic austerity.
One can't help but notice the esthetic poverty of the postwar buildings in the area.
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