Beauty vs. Aesthetics — What's the Difference?

Beauty is commonly described as a feature of objects that makes these objects pleasurable to perceive. Such objects include landscapes, sunsets, humans and works of art.

Aesthetics, or esthetics (), is a branch of philosophy that deals with the nature of beauty and taste, as well as the philosophy of art (its own area of philosophy that comes out of aesthetics). It examines subjective and sensori-emotional values, or sometimes called judgments of sentiment and taste.Aesthetics covers both natural and artificial sources of aesthetic experience and judgment.

A combination of qualities, such as shape, colour, or form, that pleases the aesthetic senses, especially the sight

The branch of philosophy that deals with the nature, expression, and perception of beauty, as in the fine arts.

A beautiful woman

The study of the psychological responses to beauty and artistic experiences.

Good; excellent (used as a general term of approval).

A conception of what is artistically valid or beautiful

A quality or combination of qualities that gives pleasure to the mind or senses and is often associated with properties such as harmony of form or color, proportion, authenticity, and originality.

An artistically beautiful or pleasing appearance

One that is beautiful, especially a beautiful woman.

The study or philosophy of beauty.

A quality or feature that is most effective, gratifying, or telling

An artist's principles, preferences, and/or his agenda

An outstanding or conspicuous example

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.

The quality of being (especially visually) attractive, pleasing, fine or good-looking; comeliness.

(art) the branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and taste (emphasizing the evaluative criteria that are applied to art);

Someone who is beautiful.

Something that is particularly good or pleasing.

An excellent or egregious example of something.

The excellence or genius of a scheme or decision.

A beauty quark (now called bottom quark).

Beauty treatment; cosmetology.

(obsolete) Prevailing style or taste; rage; fashion.

Beautiful passages or extracts of poetry.

(Canada) Thanks!

(Canada) Cool!

(Canada) Of high quality, well done.

To make beautiful.

An assemblage of graces or properties pleasing to the eye, the ear, the intellect, the æsthetic faculty, or the moral sense.

A particular grace, feature, ornament, or excellence; anything beautiful; as, the beauties of nature.

A beautiful person, esp. a beautiful woman.

Prevailing style or taste; rage; fashion.

The qualities that give pleasure to the senses

A very attractive or seductive looking woman

An outstanding example of its kind;