esthetics

Definitions of esthetics
  1. noun
    (art) the branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and taste (emphasizing the evaluative criteria that are applied to art)
    synonyms: aesthetics
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    philosophy
    the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics
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