Advertisement

aesthetics (n.)

1803, from aesthetic (adj.); also see -ics.

Others are reading

Advertisement
Definitions of aesthetics from WordNet

aesthetics (n.)
(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
Synonyms: esthetics
From wordnet.princeton.edu