aesthetics

Etymology 1

From aesthetic + -ics.

noun

  1. The study or philosophy of beauty.
    1996, Theodore Gracyk, Rhythm and Noise: An Aesthetics of Rock:
    At a glance, Thor Steinar resembles waspy American pseudo-collegiate brands like Abercrombie and Fitch, Hollister, and Aeropostale, while displaying a distinctly Nordic aesthetics. 2017, Geneviève Zubrzycki, National Matters: Materiality, Culture, and Nationalism
  2. An artist's principles, preferences, and/or his agenda

Etymology 2

noun

  1. plural of aesthetic

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