Antonyms for aestheticism

Grammar : Noun

Spell : es-thet-uh-siz-uh m or, esp. British, ees-

Phonetic Transcription : ɛsˈθɛt əˌsɪz əm or, esp. British, is-

Definition 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

Example sentences :

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

Synonyms for aestheticism

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