aesthetic

Universal Words (AmE also esthetic) adjective, noun adjective 1 concerned with beauty and art and the understanding of beautiful things: an aesthetic appreciation of the landscape * The benefits of conservation are both financial and aesthetic. 2 made in an artistic way and beautiful to look at: Their furniture was more aesthetic than functional. aesthetically (AmE also esthetically) adverb: aesthetically pleasing colour combinations noun 1 [C] the aesthetic qualities and ideas of sth: The students debated the aesthetic of the poems. 2 (aesthetics) [U] the branch of philosophy that studies the principles of beauty, especially in art aestheticism (AmE also estheticism) noun [U]