aesthetics (n)
esthetics (n)

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type n
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def (art) the branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and taste (emphasizing the evaluative criteria that are applied to art)
examples traditional aesthetics assumed the existence of universal and timeless criteria of artistic value
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Hypernym philosophy
Domain of synset - TOPIC art, artistic creation, artistic production
Derivationally related form esthetics → esthetical
Derivationally related form esthetics → esthetician
Derivationally related form aesthetics → aesthetical
Derivationally related form aesthetics → aesthetician
Incoming links
Derivationally related form esthetical → esthetics
Derivationally related form aesthetical → aesthetics
Pertainym (pertains to noun) esthetic → esthetics
Pertainym (pertains to noun) aesthetic → aesthetics
Member of this domain - TOPIC art, artistic creation, artistic production
Hyponym philosophy
Derivationally related form aesthetician → aesthetics
Derivationally related form esthetician → esthetics

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