HOW TO PRONOUNCE
aesthetic
/ɛsˈθɛ.tɪk/
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Stress the second syllable, beginning with the th of thin. The opening vowel can vary.
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“An aesthetic choice.”
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Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗What does aesthetic mean?
adjective
- Concerned with beauty, artistic effect, or appearance.
noun
- The study of art or beauty.
- That which appeals to the senses.
More meanings (2)
noun
- The set of artistic motifs defining a collection of things, especially works of art; more broadly, their aura or “vibe”.
adjective
- (rare) Beautiful or appealing to one's sense of beauty or art.
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IPA pronunciation
/ɛsˈθɛ.tɪk/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
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Felix was very sure, at least, that Mr. Wentworth had not adopted his ingenious device for stimulating the young man’s aesthetic consciousness.
So far as regards the superior aesthetic value of the decadent book, the chances are that the book-lover's contention has some ground.
More book examples (3)
But every subject at some phase of its development should possess, what is for the individual concerned with it, an aesthetic quality.
Young Ladies wearing aesthetic draperies are grouped about the stage from R. to L.C., SAPHIR being near the L. end of the group.
Women are far more responsive to such things than men, who are ordinarily quite as devoid of aesthetic sensitiveness as so many oxen.