"devotion to what is sensuously beautiful," 1855, from aesthetic + -ism.
Aesir
Aesop
Aesopic
aesthete
aesthetic
aestheticism
aesthetics
aet.
aetio-
afanc
afar
)window.location='https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=byronic106@yahoo.com&lc=US&item_name=Donation+to +Help+Keep+Etymonline+Free+and+Open&no_note=0&cn=&curency_code=USD&bn=PP-DonationsBF:btn_donateCC_LG.gif:NonHosted'){kind=link}