1. (

• aesthetics ,
• esthetics

) (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" ;

1. (

• aesthetic ,
• esthetic ,
• aesthetical ,
• esthetical

) concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste; "the aesthetic faculties"; "an aesthetic person"; "aesthetic feeling"; "the illustrations made the book an aesthetic success" ;

2. (

• aesthetic ,
• esthetic

) relating to or dealing with the subject of aesthetics; "aesthetic values" ;

3. (

• aesthetic ,
• esthetic ,
• artistic

) aesthetically pleasing; "an artistic flower arrangement" ;