aestheticism
Example Sentences
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The game the rivals play is beautiful, Cathedral coach Arturo Torres said, because of its aestheticism.
From Los Angeles Times
His own tastes range from vintage trash to deep-dish aestheticism, and at his best — in “A Bigger Splash,” “Call Me By Your Name” and the HBO series “We Are Who We Are” — he can combine melodramatic pop extravagance with art-house refinement.
From New York Times
Really, there’s nothing pure about either cinema — a hybrid art form stamped from birth with the mark of commerce — or cinephilia, which combines lofty aestheticism with more visceral, less respectable forms of delight.
From New York Times
The 20-something Wilde had earlier perfected the delivery of his pronouncements — the slow enunciation, the casual hand gesture — while lecturing on aestheticism and home decoration in America.
From Washington Post
Annette’s Marion Cottillard and Adam Driver play the role of intoxicating and toxic lovers without reservation, giving their sex a camp-like aestheticism primed for voyeurism.
From Slate
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
