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aesthetics

noun

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

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10
Starts with
A
Ends with
S
Contains
ES
Scrabble score
15
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OEWN 2025 Core

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ɛsˈθɛt.ɪks

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noun

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

    “traditional aesthetics assumed the existence of universal and timeless criteria of artistic value”

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traditional aesthetics assumed the existence of universal and timeless criteria of artistic value

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