Definitions for aesthetics
ɛsˈθɛt ɪksaes·thet·ics

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1. aesthetics, estheticsnoun

   (art) the branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and taste (emphasizing the evaluative criteria that are applied to art)

   "traditional aesthetics assumed the existence of universal and timeless criteria of artistic value"

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1. aestheticsnoun

   The study or philosophy of beauty.

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1. Aestheticsnoun

   alt. of Esthetics

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1. Aesthetics

   Aesthetics is a branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of art, beauty, and taste, with the creation and appreciation of beauty. It is more scientifically defined as the study of sensory or sensori-emotional values, sometimes called judgments of sentiment and taste. More broadly, scholars in the field define aesthetics as "critical reflection on art, culture and nature." More specific aesthetic theory, often with practical implications, relating to a particular branch of the arts is divided into areas of aesthetics such as art theory, literary theory, film theory and music theory.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of aesthetics in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of aesthetics in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of aesthetics in a Sentence

1. Anthony Casalena:

   We appreciate aesthetics, we appreciate design, we appreciate minimalism and we hang out and have conversations in these adult places, we wanted to keep some aspect of that cultural value in the fundamentals of the space.

2. Brad Balzer:

   We focused a lot on the aesthetics of this car because it is very important to capture the people's imaginations, especially when we are talking about the core enabling technologies.

3. Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche:

   Nothing is beautiful, only man on this piece of navety rests all aesthetics, it is the first truth of aesthetics. Let us immediately add its second nothing is ugly but degenerate man-the domain of aesthetic judgment is therewith defined.

4. Hyram Yarbro:

   The assumption is that Gen Z is focused on color, scents and visual aesthetics of makeup, but they are really into their health, skincare and researching the ingredients that go into products.

5. Doris Day:

   The aesthetics of rejuvenation is very different for men than for women.

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