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aesthetic

[es-thet-ik, ees-] / ɛsˈθɛt ɪk, is- /
ADJECTIVE
beautiful
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Even a successful process posed an aesthetic risk.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

In pursuit of aesthetic purity, these designs erase any trace of human labor or the complex mechanisms beneath the surface.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

And while it didn’t exactly fly off the shelves, its concurrence with the height of the Seattle grunge music scene made the disheveled aesthetic a street-style must-have.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

Meanwhile, the bedrooms feature the same rustic aesthetic and dark wood flooring and have enough space to hold a queen-sized bed, as well as large windows.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

The first feature consists of pottery designs, which are aesthetic features of no economic significance but which do let archaeologists immediately recognize an early Austronesian site.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond