Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
esthetic .
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- adjective Of or pertaining to
esthetics . - adjective Of or pertaining to
beauty . - adjective
esthetic .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
Etymologies
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Examples
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The pleats are not only esthetical, they also add some rigidity to the long and thin structure.
Lamp in a Bulb 2009
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There are two reasons for this: One is philosophical and spiritual, the other is esthetical.
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As I was scanning this post, I pretended to be reading the text and critically reflecting on the discussed concepts while at the same time pretending to be evaluating the esthetical and graphical aspects of the type font.
What Are You Looking At? James Gurney 2009
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Here we see how an esthetical concept a beautiful photograph was and quite intentionally twisted beyond repair into a perverse dispute of who gets to goggle at whose kids and in what state.
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I agree with you that there is such a thing as an artful collection, but I generally just don't expect a collection to work as a whole esthetical entity I feel the same way about music albums really.
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Some English writers have adopted the term esthetical.
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Very, very few Russians have a problem with the esthetical/literary quality of the Russian Orthodox liturgy, while were it translated into Russian... let's not even think of it.
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He has set himself above prohibitions and expectations, esthetical as well as political.
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1999 - Presentation Speech 1999
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Elizabeth Diaz Higher Art Institute representative reviewed her experiences in esthetical education on the basis of her work with children in the (Romerillo) barrio in Playa, where social conditions are not the best.
FIFTH UJC CONGRESS 1987
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The digestive apparatus is, or should be, a farm for the mind, but unfortunately it usually has to wait twenty or more years before the tenant understands how to cultivate it for the uses of his intellectual and esthetical life.
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