aesthetics
Pluralaesthetics (some meanings)
- 1The study of what makes things beautiful.
Like asking why a sunset looks beautiful, instead of just enjoying it.
She studies aesthetics and loves debating what beauty really means.
Aesthetics asks why some paintings feel beautiful and others do not.
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- 2Plural of aesthetic. Use this form when talking about more than one style or look.
The two designers have very different aesthetics.
Modern apps often blend several aesthetics into one look.
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- 3The ideas and tastes that guide an artist's work.
Like a personal recipe an artist follows so their work always feels like theirs.
His whole aesthetics comes from old comic books.
Their aesthetics shapes everything from posters to stage outfits.
Similarstyle, sensibility
aesthetics is a form of aesthetic
aesthetic, noun: The overall style and look that ties a group of things together. Full entry
- Forms
- aestheticaesthetics plural
- Spelling
- aesthetic → aesthetics: add -s
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Origin
Made from the word "aesthetic" plus the ending "-ics."