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Aesthetic vs. Beautiful — What's the Difference?

Aesthetic vs. Beautiful — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Aesthetic and Beautiful

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Aesthetic

Relating to the philosophy or theories of aesthetics.

Beautiful

Having qualities that delight or appeal to the senses and often the mind.

Aesthetic

Of or concerning the appreciation of beauty or good taste
Aesthetic judgment.
The aesthetic appeal of the exhibit.

Beautiful

Excellent; wonderful
Hit a beautiful shot from the tee.

Aesthetic

Attractive or appealing
The more aesthetic features of the building.
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Beautiful

Used to express approval or delight.

Aesthetic

Characterized by a heightened sensitivity to beauty
The poet and his aesthetic friends.

Beautiful

Attractive and possessing beauty.
Anyone who has ever met her thought she was absolutely beautiful.
There's a beautiful lake by the town.

Aesthetic

Being or relating to a work of art; artistic
The play was an aesthetic success.

Beautiful

Good, admirable.
He was a beautiful person; he would drop everything to help you.
You've done a beautiful thing today.

Aesthetic

(Informal) Conforming to accepted notions of good taste.

Beautiful

(of the weather) Pleasant; clear.
It's beautiful outside, let's go for a walk.

Aesthetic

Often Aesthetic Of or characteristic of aestheticism in the arts.

Beautiful

Well executed.
The skater performed a beautiful axel.

Aesthetic

A guiding principle in matters of artistic beauty and taste; artistic sensibility
"a generous Age of Aquarius aesthetic that said that everything was art" (William Wilson).

Beautiful

Someone who is beautiful. Can be used as a term of address.
The man was faithful to his wife, ignoring the many blonde beautifuls who surrounded him wherever he went.
Hey, beautiful!

Aesthetic

An underlying principle, a set of principles, or a view often manifested by outward appearances or style of behavior
"What troubled him was the squalor of [the colonel's] aesthetic" (Lewis H. Lapham).

Beautiful

Having the qualities which constitute beauty; pleasing to the sight or the mind.
A circle is more beautiful than a square; a square is more beautiful than a parallelogram.

Aesthetic

Concerned with beauty, artistic impact, or appearance.
It works well enough, but the shabby exterior offends his aesthetic sensibilities.

Beautiful

Delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration;
A beautiful child
Beautiful country
A beautiful painting
A beautiful theory
A beautiful party

Aesthetic

Beautiful or appealing to one's sense of beauty or art.
The design of the lobby cannot be considered particularly aesthetic.

Beautiful

Aesthetically pleasing

Aesthetic

The study of art or beauty.

Beautiful

(of weather) highly enjoyable;
What a beautiful day

Aesthetic

That which appeals to the senses.

Aesthetic

The artistic motifs defining a collection of things, especially works of art; more broadly, their aura or “vibe”.
Her most recent works have this quirky, half-serious ’90s teen culture–inspired aesthetic.
I really like the goth aesthetic you've got going there.

Aesthetic

Of or Pertaining to æsthetics; versed in æsthetics; as, æsthetic studies, emotions, ideas, persons, etc.

Aesthetic

(philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful;
He despised the esthetic of minimalism

Aesthetic

Relating to or dealing with the subject of aesthetics;
Aesthetic values

Aesthetic

Concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste;
The aesthetic faculties
An aesthetic person
Aesthetic feeling
The illustrations made the book an aesthetic success

Aesthetic

Aesthetically pleasing;
An artistic flower arrangement

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