English dictionary: words starting with aes

noun

A letter used in old english to represent a vowel intermediate between a and e and from the 16th century onwards used in latin or latinized greek words, representing an original diphthong ae or ai.

noun

A person who is appreciative of and sensitive to art and beauty.

Usage examples:

He remains an aesthete, but his appreciation of culture is now spiritually empty.

adjective

Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty.

Usage examples:

The pictures give great aesthetic pleasure

noun

A set of principles underlying the work of a particular artist or artistic movement.

Usage examples:

The cubist aesthetic

adverb

In a way that gives pleasure through beauty.

Usage examples:

The buildings and gardens of the factory have been aesthetically designed and laid out

collocation

Something that is aesthetically pleasing is enjoyable to look at because you think it is beautiful

Usage examples:

I like objects to be both functional and aesthetically pleasing., the building is as energy efficie…

noun

A person who is knowledgeable about aesthetics.

Usage examples:

At this point any remaining modern artists and aestheticians will now take their leave.

noun

A set of principles underlying the work of a particular artist or artistic movement.

Usage examples:

The cubist aesthetic

plural noun

A set of principles concerned with the nature and appreciation of beauty.

Usage examples:

This eternal reality may be god, it may be eternal principles of justice or aesthetics, or it may b…

adjective

Belonging to or appearing in summer.

Usage examples:

He grouped species into ephemeral, aestival, and evergreen.