Meaning & use
esthetic
Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty, especially in art or design.
See it in a sentence
The architect made careful esthetic choices when selecting the building's materials.
She valued the esthetic appeal of the garden as much as its practicality.
A note on using this word
Esthetic is simply the American-preferred spelling of aesthetic; both spellings mean exactly the same thing.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A set of principles or a particular style concerned with beauty and artistic taste.
The designer developed a minimalist esthetic that defined the brand for a decade.
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