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German
Etymology
From Ancient Greek αἰσθητικός (aisthētikós).
Pronunciation
Noun
Ästhetik f (genitive Ästhetik, plural Ästhetiken)
- aesthetics (the study of art or beauty)
- Synonyms: Lehre vom Schönen, Wissenschaft vom Schönen
- Kants Ästhetik ― Kant's aesthetics
- aesthetic (that which appeals to the senses)
- Synonyms: stilvoll Schönes, Schönheit
- einen Sinn für Ästhetik haben ― to have an aesthetic sense
- sense of beauty
- Synonyms: Schönheitssinn, Sinn fürs Schöne
Declension
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Further reading
- “Ästhetik” in Duden online
- “Ästhetik” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache