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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1. • Art
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1. Alex

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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. Octavio Paz:

   'Art' is an invention of aesthetics, which in turn is an invention of philosophers. What we call art is a game.

2. Mehmet Berkmen:

   All the scientists that I work with, all agree that there is a sense of aesthetics in our work and how we present our work. It is difficult to do and appreciate without art.

3. Doris Day:

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

4. Luisa Borges:

   I was already a good swimmer and felt at home in the water, but this was even more exciting – the music, the aesthetics.

5. Musin Almat Zhumabekovich:

   The wind of inevitability draws memories in the sand and falls asleep with new waves of stories. And the way he does it is the whole art of the philosophy of awareness. The sandy aesthetics that our mind draws is washed away by oblivion. And this shows that the mind has no values, because everything undergoes oblivion disappears into oblivion and everything is immersed in newness.

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