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aesthetics

[es-thet-iks, ees-] / ɛsˈθɛt ɪks, is- /


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It’s a chronicle of race history in the late 19th and 20th centuries, with all the unpleasantness, and yet it is an act of poetic aspiration, resignation and bravura aesthetics.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

But for critics, especially within Christian circles, it can evoke something darker: excess, vanity and the visual aesthetics of worship itself.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

The song's music video proved too much for a group of "concerned" public figures in Cyprus, who called it "unsophisticated" and "insulting to Cypriot history, traditions and aesthetics".

From BBC • May 8, 2026

And yet, though he at first worried he wouldn’t look big enough, Gadd refused to portray Ruben with a chiseled physique conceived for mere aesthetics.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

In particular, they can raise a child’s awareness of different moods and aesthetics, allowing them new modes through which to experiment with self-expression and also new material with which to enhance stories and narratives.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin




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