Synonyms:
aesthetic, esthetic, aesthetical, esthetical
Meaning: 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"
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
aesthetic, esthetic
Meaning: (philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful; "he despised the esthetic of minimalism"
Usage examples
Has an aversion from most outdoor sports, but a great esthetic attraction to nature.
Dress is not limited by physical comfort, for one of the earliest of the esthetic wants to develop is the love of personal ornament.
But, perhaps, the height of Shakespeare's conception of life is such that, tho he does not satisfy the esthetic demands, he discloses to us a view of life so new and important for men that, in consideration of its importance, all his failures as an artist become imperceptible.
The serpent's words represent the natural inclinations that were struggling in the mind of the woman against her sense of duty. Note that in the story the temptation did not come to man through his appetite or his curiosity or his esthetic sense but through his wife whom God had given him.