adjective
or es·thet·ic esˈthed.ik, is-, əs-, -etik, -ēk, sometimes ˈesˌth-, Brit usually ēsˈ- ; or aes·thet·i·cal or es·thet·i·cal -ə̇kəl, -ēk-
Etymology: German ästhetisch, from New Latin aestheticus, from Greek aisthētikos of sense perception — more at aesthetics
1. : relating to or dealing with aesthetics or its subject matter
aesthetic theories
aesthetic philosophers
2.
a. : relating to the beautiful as distinguished from the merely pleasing, the moral, and especially the useful and utilitarian
a purely aesthetic reaction
aesthetic criteria
b. : artistic
the illustrations made the book an aesthetic success
: beautiful
3. : appreciative of, responsive to, or zealous about the beautiful
an aesthetic person
he lived in an aesthetic age
: having a sense, real or affected, of beauty or fine culture
4. : relating to sensuous cognition:
a. : involving pure feeling or sensation especially in contrast to ratiocination
the aesthetic component of knowledge
b. : based on or derived from immediate especially sensuous experience
gustatory and tactile aesthetic delights
aesthetic feeling
Synonyms: see artistic