Meanings
aesthetics1
nounaesthetics (usually uncountable, plural aesthetics)
alternative US esthetics · alternative dated æsthetics
- uncountableusuallyThe study or philosophy of beauty.
At a glance, Thor Steinar resembles waspy American pseudo-collegiate brands like Abercrombie and Fitch, Hollister, and Aeropostale, while displaying a distinctly Nordic aesthetics.
2017, Geneviève Zubrzycki, National Matters: Materiality, Culture, and Nationalism - uncountableusuallyAn artist's principles, preferences, and/or his agenda
aesthetics2
Synonyms & antonyms
noun(art) the branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and taste (emphasizing the evaluative criteria that are applied to art)
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewis-dʰh₁
- Proto-Hellenic*awistʰomai
- Ancient Greekαἰσθάνομαι (aisthánomai)
- Ancient Greekαἴσθησῐς (aísthēsĭs)
- Ancient Greekαἰσθητικός (aisthētikós)
- Latinaesthēticus
- GermanÄsthetik
- New Latinaesthēticu
- Frenchesthétique
- Englishaesthetic
- Englishaesthetics
Translations
Arabic عِلْم الْجَمَال, فَلْسَفَةُ الْجَمَال
- عِلْم الْجَمَال (ʕilm al-jamāl)study or philosophy of beauty
- فَلْسَفَةُ الْجَمَال (falsafatu l-jamāl)study or philosophy of beauty
Bengali সৌন্দর্যশাস্ত্র
- সৌন্দর্যশাস্ত্র (śōundorjośastro)study or philosophy of beauty
Bulgarian есте́тика
- есте́тика (estétika)study or philosophy of beauty
Catalan estètica
- estèticastudy or philosophy of beauty
Chinese Mandarin 美學 /美学, 審美學 /审美学
- 美學 /美学 (měixué)study or philosophy of beauty
- 審美學 /审美学 (shěnměixué)study or philosophy of beauty
- 審美 /审美 (shěnměi)principles or preferences of beauty
Czech estetika
- estetikastudy or philosophy of beauty
Danish æstetik
- æstetikstudy or philosophy of beauty
Dutch esthetica
- estheticastudy or philosophy of beauty
Esperanto estetiko
- estetikostudy or philosophy of beauty
Estonian esteetika
- esteetikastudy or philosophy of beauty
Finnish estetiikka
- estetiikkastudy or philosophy of beauty
French esthétique
- esthétiquestudy or philosophy of beauty
German Ästhetik
- Ästhetikstudy or philosophy of beauty
Greek αισθητική
- αισθητική (aisthitikí)study or philosophy of beauty
Hebrew אֶסְתֶּטִיקָה
- אֶסְתֶּטִיקָה (estétika)study or philosophy of beauty
Hindi सौन्दर्यशास्त्र, सौंदर्यशास्त्र
- सौन्दर्यशास्त्र (saundaryaśāstra)study or philosophy of beauty
- सौंदर्यशास्त्र (saundaryaśāstra)study or philosophy of beauty
Hungarian esztétika
- esztétikastudy or philosophy of beauty
Icelandic fagurfræði
- fagurfræðistudy or philosophy of beauty
Irish aeistéitic
- aeistéiticstudy or philosophy of beauty
Italian estetica
- esteticastudy or philosophy of beauty
Japanese 美学
- 美学 (bigaku)study or philosophy of beauty
Korean 미학
- 미학 (mihak)study or philosophy of beauty
Latvian estētika
- estētikastudy or philosophy of beauty
Lithuanian estetika
- estetikastudy or philosophy of beauty
Malay estetika
- estetikastudy or philosophy of beauty
Norwegian Bokmål estetikk
- estetikkstudy or philosophy of beauty
Persian زیباییشناسی
- زیباییشناسی (zibâyi-šenâsi)study or philosophy of beauty
Polish estetyka
- estetykastudy or philosophy of beauty
Portuguese estética
- estéticastudy or philosophy of beauty
Romanian estetică
- esteticăstudy or philosophy of beauty
Russian эсте́тика
- эсте́тика (estɛ́tika)study or philosophy of beauty
Slovak estetika
- estetikastudy or philosophy of beauty
Spanish estética
- estéticastudy or philosophy of beauty
Swedish estetik
- estetikstudy or philosophy of beauty
Tagalog santingan, dalubsantingan
- santinganstudy or philosophy of beauty
- dalubsantinganstudy or philosophy of beauty
- palasantinganstudy or philosophy of beauty
- estetikastudy or philosophy of beauty
Tamil அழகியல், முருகியல்
- அழகியல் (aḻakiyal)study or philosophy of beauty
- முருகியல் (murukiyal)study or philosophy of beauty
Thai สุนทรียศาสตร์, สุนทรียภาพ
- สุนทรียศาสตร์ (sǔn-tá-rii-yá-sàat)study or philosophy of beauty
- สุนทรียภาพ (sǔn-tá-rii-yá-pâap)study or philosophy of beauty
Turkish estetik
- estetikstudy or philosophy of beauty
Ukrainian есте́тика
- есте́тика (estétyka)study or philosophy of beauty
Vietnamese mỹ học
- mỹ họcstudy or philosophy of beauty
Cite this entry
APA
aesthetics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aesthetics
MLA
“aesthetics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aesthetics. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aesthetics,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aesthetics.
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