Antonyms for esthetic


Grammar : Adj
Spell : es-thet-ik or, esp. British, ees-
Phonetic Transcription : ɛsˈθɛt ɪk or, esp. British, is-


Definition of esthetic

Origin :
  • alternative form of aesthetic (see aesthetic). Also see æ. Related: esthetical; esthetically; esthetician; esthetics.
  • As in tasteful : adj nice, refined
  • As in aesthetic : adj beautiful
  • As in classic/classical : adj best, model
  • As in aesthetic/esthetic : adj beautiful or artful
Example sentences :
  • He was content with making it an esthetic or at most a household enterprise.
  • Extract from : « A Daughter of the Middle Border » by Hamlin Garland
  • His esthetic interests were not only keen, but discriminating.
  • Extract from : « A Daughter of the Middle Border » by Hamlin Garland
  • We need, and abjectly so I may say, an esthetic concept of our own.
  • Extract from : « Adventures in the Arts » by Marsden Hartley
  • In the esthetic sense alone, then, we have the redman as a gift.
  • Extract from : « Adventures in the Arts » by Marsden Hartley
  • They develop human sympathy, and they are interested in esthetic things.
  • Extract from : « The New Education » by Scott Nearing
  • The difference, however, is in the vesture that the esthetic ideal assumes.
  • Extract from : « Essay on the Creative Imagination » by Th. Ribot
  • And this influence is not at all limited to esthetic creation.
  • Extract from : « Essay on the Creative Imagination » by Th. Ribot
  • In the esthetic field, creation is accompanied by a momentary belief.
  • Extract from : « Essay on the Creative Imagination » by Th. Ribot
  • Esthetic imagination,contrasted to mechanical, 264;Fixity of, 264.
  • Extract from : « Essay on the Creative Imagination » by Th. Ribot
  • Thus it is that the esthetic arts have their origin in mythology.
  • Extract from : « Seventh Annual Report » by Various

Synonyms for esthetic

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