aesthete

See also: æsthete

English

Alternative forms

esthete
æsthete (chiefly UK)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek αἰσθητής (aisthētḗs, “one who perceives”).

Pronunciation

enPR: ĕsthētʹ, IPA^(key): /ˈɛs.θiːt/
Rhymes: -iːt
Audio (US) (file)

Noun

aesthete (plural aesthetes)

Someone who cultivates an unusually high sensitivity to beauty, as in art or nature.

Derived terms

Related terms

aesthetic

Translations

someone who cultivates an unusually high sensitivity to beauty, as in art or nature

Catalan: esteta m or f
Czech: estét m
Dutch: estheet (nl) m
Finnish: esteetikko
French: esthète (fr) m or f
Georgian: ესთეტი (esteṭi)
German: Ästhet (de) m, Ästhetin f, Schöngeist (de)

Greek: εστέτ (el) m or f (estét)
Hungarian: esztéta (hu)
Italian: esteta (it) m or f
Polish: esteta (pl) m
Portuguese: esteta (pt) m or f
Russian: эсте́т (ru) m (estɛ́t)
Spanish: esteta m or f

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