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Definition of aesthetic noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

     

    aesthetic

     noun
    noun
    NAmE//ɛsˈθɛt̮ɪk//
     
    , NAmE//ɪsˈθɛt̮ɪk//
     
     
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  1. 1[countable] the aesthetic qualities and ideas of something The students debated the aesthetic of the poems.
  2. 2aesthetics [uncountable] the branch of philosophy that studies the principles of beauty, especially in art
aes‧thet‧i‧cism (also es‧thet‧i‧cism)
 
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NAmE//ɛsˈθɛt̮əˌsɪzəm//
 
, NAmE//ɪsˈθɛt̮əˌsɪzəm//
 
noun [uncountable]See aesthetic in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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