AESTHETIC

I. adjective also esthetic or ~al or esthetical see: audible Date: 1798 1. of, relating to, or dealing with ~s or the beautiful , artistic , pleasing in appearance ; attractive , appreciative of, responsive to, or zealous about the beautiful, ~ally also esthetically adverb II. noun also esthetic Date: 1822 a branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of beauty, art, and taste and with the creation and appreciation of beauty, a particular theory or conception of beauty or art ; a particular taste for or approach to what is pleasing to the senses and especially sight , a pleasing appearance or effect ; beauty