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Synonyms for aestheticism
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : es-thet-uh-siz-uh m or, esp. British, ees- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɛsˈθɛt əˌsɪz əm or, esp. British, is- |
Top 10 synonyms for aestheticism Other synonyms for the word aestheticism
- accomplishment
- acumen
- acuteness
- address
- advancement
- aestheticism
- capacity
- civility
- civilization
- class
- correctness
- courtesy
- cultivation
- decorum
- delicacy
- dignity
- discernment
- discretion
- discrimination
- distinction
- dress
- elevation
- enlightenment
- erudition
- finesse
- finish
- gentility
- good taste
- grounding
- improvement
- kindness
- learning
- letters
- manners
- nicety
- nobility
- penetration
- perception
- polish
- politeness
- practice
- proficiency
- progress
- refined taste
- refinement
- restraint
- savoir-faire
- schooling
- science
- skill
- style
- susceptibility
- tact
- tactfulness
- taste
- tastefulness
- training
- urbanity
Définition of aestheticism
Origin :- 1855, from aesthetic + -ism.
- As in taste : noun judgment, propriety
- As in tastefulness : noun good taste
- As in cultivation : noun culture, sophistication, education
- As in culture : noun breeding, education, sophistication
- The prevalence of such a sensualism or aestheticism would alone suffice to explain the impotence of the arts.
- Extract from : « Three Philosophical Poets » by George Santayana
- We may divide human artifacts into two classes, namely, those of utility and those of aestheticism.
- Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 8, 1923 » by Various
- The fifteenth century saw Japan ennoble it into a religion of aestheticism—Teaism.
- Extract from : « The Book of Tea » by Kakuzo Okakura
- It will be interesting to note in what ritualistic harbor the aestheticism of our day will finally moor.
- Extract from : « The Complete Essays of C. D. Warner » by Charles Dudley Warner
- It is a custom that is instinctively condemned by everyone from the standpoint of both hygiene and aestheticism.
- Extract from : « Encyclopedia of Diet » by Eugene Christian
- Aestheticism and carnality are by no means as dissociate as the æsthete would have us believe.
- Extract from : « Religion and Lust » by James Weir
- Call it aestheticism, squeamishness, namby-pamby sentimentalism, what you will it is stronger than oneself!
- Extract from : « The Complete Essays of John Galsworthy » by John Galsworthy
- Aestheticism (for so they named the movement,) did indeed permeate, in a manner, all classes.
- Extract from : « The Works of Max Beerbohm » by Max Beerbohm
Antonyms for aestheticism
- bad manners
- carelessness
- clumsiness
- coarseness
- crudeness
- decline
- destruction
- disinclination
- dislike
- harm
- hate
- hatred
- hurt
- ignorance
- impoliteness
- inability
- incompetence
- indiscretion
- inelegance
- ineptness
- inexperience
- lot
- neglect
- retreat
- retrogression
- roughness
- rudeness
- tactlessness
- thoughtlessness
- unsophistication
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