Word a Day
aesthetic
What does aesthetic mean?
aesthetic (adjective): concerned with beauty, artistic effect, or appearance.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use aesthetic in a sentence?
- It works well enough, but the shabby exterior offends his aesthetic sensibilities. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce aesthetic?
/ɛsˈθɛtɪk/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does aesthetic come from?
From German Ästhetik or French esthétique, both from New Latin aesthēticus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek αἰσθητικός (aisthētikós, “of sense perception”), from αἰσθάνομαι (aisthánomai, “to feel”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “aesthetic” mean?
close to the center, located near or closer to center
Not quite: that's what inner means.
concerned with beauty, artistic effect, or appearance
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having a suitable conformity to basic moral standards
Not quite: that's what decent means.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
Not quite: that's what sudden means.
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