Ästhetik

German

Etymology

From Ancient Greek αἰσθητικός (aisthētikós).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Ästhetik f (genitive Ästhetik, plural Ästhetiken)

  1. aesthetics (the study of art or beauty)
    Synonyms: Lehre vom Schönen, Wissenschaft vom Schönen
    Kants ÄsthetikKant's aesthetics
  2. aesthetic (that which appeals to the senses)
    Synonyms: stilvoll Schönes, Schönheit
    einen Sinn für Ästhetik habento have an aesthetic sense
  3. sense of beauty
    Synonyms: Schönheitssinn, Sinn fürs Schöne

Declension

Further reading

  • Ästhetik” in Duden online
  • Ästhetik” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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