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esthete

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈiːsθiːt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈɛsθit/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(es′thēt)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
es•thete /ˈɛsθit/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. aesthete.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
es•thete  (es′thēt),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. aesthete.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
esthete /ˈiːsθiːt/ n
  1. a US spelling of aesthete
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
aes•thete or es•thete /ˈɛsθit/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a person who has or claims to have great sensitivity toward the beauties of art.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
aes•thete  (es′thēt or, esp. Brit., ēs′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person who has or professes to have refined sensitivity toward the beauties of art or nature.
  2. a person who affects great love of art, music, poetry, etc., and indifference to practical matters.
Also, esthete. 
  • Greek aisthēté̄s one who perceives, equivalent. to aisthē- (variant stem of aisthánesthai to perceive) + -tēs noun, nominal suffix denoting agent
  • 1880–85
    1. connoisseur. 2. dilettante.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
aesthete, sometimes US esthete /ˈiːsθiːt/ n
  1. a person who has or who affects a highly developed appreciation of beauty, esp in poetry and the visual arts
Etymology: 19th Century: back formation from aesthetics
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