Aesthetics
Pronunciation : ?s*thet"ics
Part of Speech : Es*thet"ics (
Etymology : [Gr. ?sthetik, F. esth?tique.]
Definition : Defn: The theory or philosophy of taste; the science of the beautiful in nature and art; esp. that which treats of the expression and embodiment of beauty by art.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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