aestheticaes‧thet‧ic1, esthetic /iːsˈθetɪk, es- $ es-/ ●○○ adjective 
Word Origin
From an esthetic point of view, it’s a nice design. a work of great aesthetic appeal—aesthetically /-kli/ adverb: aesthetically pleasing
Word OriginWORD ORIGINaesthetic
ExamplesOrigin:
1800-1900 Greek aisthetikos, from aisthanesthai ‘to experience with the senses’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Collocations- People want wood shingles on their houses for purely aesthetic reasons.
- The town council will discuss plans for aesthetic improvements at two city parks.
- We want to build factories that are as functional as they are aesthetic.
- All the stuff I do at the gym is purely aesthetic, just for looks.
- Even in ruin the Colosseum is a magnificent edifice of great structural interest and aesthetic splendour.
- I wanted nothing more than the stability and aesthetic comfort I associated with the lives of my friends.
- Most are there for aesthetic value in an attempt to raise the product's perceived value.
- The argument proceeded from the social sphere to the aesthetic sphere.
- The arguments are both economic and aesthetic.
- The majority of her work is self portraiture; her aesthetic concerns grew from her fascination with the falsity of appearance.
- The Rabari did not seem interested in any aesthetic pleasures the mountain might offer.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► purely
connected with beauty and the study of beauty: · From a purely aesthetic viewpoint, I must say that I dislike the design of the volume and tone pots intensely.· All the stuff I do at the gym is purely aesthetic, just for looks.· The purely aesthetic value of their work is easy to appreciate.· Naturally not all the criticism of the massive demolitions in the 1980s was purely aesthetic.
NOUN► appeal· Moreover, methods now permit recycled paper to have the same aesthetic appeal as virgin pulp.· There is an aesthetic appeal to a really splendid piece of financial manipulation to which these gentlemen are fully sensitive.· No one would choose to buy cutlery or crockery or curtains or chairs without considering their aesthetic appeal.· Hardwoods are often chosen for their aesthetic appeal.· Whilst not yet approaching the sophistication of biological assemblies, synthetic systems of increasing subtlety and considerable aesthetic appeal have been created.
► appreciation· As long as this aesthetic appreciation does not coincide with profitable necessity then this conflict will remain.· It is the only educational institution in the world that teaches aesthetic appreciation primarily through an objective method of investigation.· This, too, indicates the kind of sequence of experience to be expected in aesthetic appreciation.· Sometimes it is difficult to penetrate beyond aesthetic appreciation.
► consideration· Those advocating such innovations were motivated most powerfully by aesthetic considerations, in particular by the deadening effect on design of development control.· As at Begampur there is a complete absence of decoration or of any aesthetic consideration.
► experience· The point here is that institutions define the discourses and narratives through which aesthetic experience is received.· Visual sensibility is a prerequisite of art appreciation, and a genuine aesthetic experience is both self-sufficient and disinterested.· We are also interested in extending their manual skills in the form of craft work related to aesthetic experiences.
► pleasure· The tragic myth's ugly content stimulates a higher, aesthetic pleasure.· The Rabari did not seem interested in any aesthetic pleasures the mountain might offer.· Also present is the concept of aesthetic pleasure emerging as a by-product of the successful ordering of complex data.
► quality· The suppression of colour made it possible to control the aesthetic qualities of the picture and helped to structure its connotative meaning.· Does the dome have a pleasing aesthetic quality or is it mushroomed, flattened, or split open?· The direct and lyrical method of the new poems creates the simpler aesthetic quality of humility.· In the case of jade its aesthetic qualities only became apparent when the stone was polished.
► reason· Did the makers shape them symmetrically for aesthetic reasons?
► response· He described this aesthetic response as the bed-rock of conservative criticism.
► sense· It stands for a fastidious aesthetic sense of something having turned out wrong in the wide world.· His redeeming qualities are his keen aesthetic sense and his carefree response to failure.· Is it relevant to our literary tradition, our aesthetic sense, our social and psychological concerns?· It jumps out of the shop window, attacks your aesthetic sense and begs to be admired.· Mrs Lamont, 45, has a well-developed aesthetic sense.· Situations of enforced anonymity; being compelled to wear uniforms, clothes chosen by others that offend your aesthetic sense.
► value· These artists and their defenders cited such popular acclaim as proof of the aesthetic value of their works.· Native workmanship can add a lot of aesthetic value.· Most are there for aesthetic value in an attempt to raise the product's perceived value.· He could now move from cultural idealism and aesthetic values to political commitment.· Although she enjoys the aesthetic value of wild flowers, her reason for encouraging their widespread growth is principally scientific.· As a question of aesthetic value, it is hard to dispute Lonsdale's decision to give prominence to this material.· The purely aesthetic value of their work is easy to appreciate.· Their appeal to the imagination was felt to be beneficial, as was the appreciation of aesthetic values.
From an esthetic point of view, it’s a nice design. a work of great aesthetic appeal—aesthetically /-kli/ adverb: aesthetically pleasing