Etymology

aestheticism

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Today it means: A doctrine which holds aesthetics or beauty as the highest ideal or most basic standard. Full definition →

English aesthetic ← French esthétique ← New Latin aesthēticu
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  1. Latinaesthēticus
  2. GermanÄsthetik
  3. New Latinaesthēticu
  4. Frenchesthétique
  5. Englishaesthetic
  6. English todayaestheticism

From aesthetic + -ism.

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