aesthetic

1. 1.

   (philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful

   “he despised the esthetic of minimalism”

   Synonymsesthetic

   Broaderphilosophical doctrine

   philosophy

Other forms of aesthetic

plural

aesthetics·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about aesthetic

What does aesthetic mean?

aesthetic means "relating to or dealing with the subject of aesthetics". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in aesthetic?

aesthetic has 3 syllables: aes-thet-ic. The stress falls on "thet". In IPA it is /ɛsˈθɛtɪk/.

What is another word for aesthetic?

Close synonyms include esthetic, esthetic, aesthetical, esthetical, esthetic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of aesthetic?

The recorded antonyms are inaesthetic.

Is aesthetic a common word?

aesthetic is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with aesthetic?

12 words rhyme with aesthetic. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.