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aesthetic
English
Alternative forms
- æsthetic, esthetic
Etymology
From German Ästhetik or French esthétique, both from Ancient Greek ?????????? (aisth?tikós, “of sense perception”), from ?????????? (aisthánomai, “I feel”).
Pronunciation
- (Conservative RP) IPA(key): /es.??e.t?k/, /i?s.??e.t?k/
- (Contemporary RP) IPA(key): /?s.???.t?k/
- (UK) IPA(key): /?s.??e.t?k/, /i?s.??e.t?k/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?s.???.t?k/
- Rhymes: -?t?k
Adjective
aesthetic (comparative more aesthetic, superlative most aesthetic)
- Concerned with beauty, artistic impact, or appearance.
- (nonstandard) Beautiful or appealing to one's sense of beauty and/or art.
- 1881, W. S. Gilbert, Patience, Act I:
- If you're anxious for to shine in the high aesthetic line as a man of culture rare,
You must get up all the germs of the transcendental terms, and plant them everywhere.
- If you're anxious for to shine in the high aesthetic line as a man of culture rare,
- Synonyms: aesthetical, esthetic, tasteful
- Antonyms: inaesthetic, unaesthetic
- 1881, W. S. Gilbert, Patience, Act I:
Translations
Noun
aesthetic (plural aesthetics)
- The study of art or beauty.
- That which appeals to the senses.
- The artistic motifs defining a collection of things, especially works of art; more broadly, their vibe.
Translations
Derived terms
Further reading
- "aesthetic" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 31.
Anagrams
- cheatiest
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cute
English
Etymology
Aphetic form of acute, originally “keenly perceptive or discerning, shrewd” (1731). Meaning transferred to “pretty, fetching” by US students (slang) c.1834. Meaning drifted further to describe the pleasing attraction to features usually possessed by the young.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kju?t/
- Rhymes: -u?t
Adjective
cute (comparative cuter, superlative cutest)
- Possessing physical features, behaviors, personality traits or other properties that are mainly attributed to infants and small or cuddly animals; e.g. fair, dainty, round, and soft physical features, disproportionately large eyes and head, playfulness, fragility, helplessness, curiosity or shyness, innocence, affectionate behavior.
- Generally, attractive or pleasing, especially in a youthful, dainty, quaint or fun-spirited way.
- Sexually attractive or pleasing; gorgeous.
- Affected or contrived to charm; mincingly clever; precious; cutesy.
- Mentally keen or discerning (See also acute)
- Synonyms: clever, shrewd
- ca. 1850. Anonymous, "Turpin Hero" (broadside ballad, probably originally dating to 18th century)
- Then Turpin being so very cute,
- He hid his money in his boot.
- (especially mathematics) Evincing cleverness; surprising in its elegance or unconventionality (but of limited importance).
Usage notes
Though all the above usages are understood outside US & Canada, they are rarely used spontaneously except to characterise or parody American usage.
Synonyms
- (having features mainly attributed to infants and small or cuddly animals): endearing
- (attractive or pleasing in a youthful, dainty, quaint or fun-spirited way): pretty
Derived terms
Descendants
- ? Dutch: kjoet
Translations
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from English cute.
Adjective
cute
- (youthful) cute, adorable
- 2010, Kirsten Sonne Harild, Pony & Co. 4 - Lises forvandling, Gyldendal A/S (?ISBN)
- „De er sådan lidt tegneserieagtige, ikke? Ligesom shetlændere. Cute.
- 2010, Jesper Staunstrup, At være fremmed..., BoD – Books on Demand (?ISBN), page 187
- Dyret er altså bare ikke cute... Det er en stor rottelignende dræber, der er altædende.
- 2010, Kirsten Sonne Harild, Pony & Co. 4 - Lises forvandling, Gyldendal A/S (?ISBN)
- (youthful) sweet, attractive (of a person, especially a prospective partner)
- 2012, Hanne-Vibeke Holst, Hjertets renhed, Gyldendal A/S (?ISBN)
- Han er cute. Frederik var rimelig cute.
- 2014, Ina Bruhn, Maja og Dancer: Hestene på Ponygården 3, Rosinante & Co (?ISBN)
- Han hedder Elvin. Er det ikke et totalt cute navn?
- 2014, Dennis Jürgensen, Hår(d), Tellerup A/S (?ISBN)
- Hun var cute, det var hun faktisk, og jeg prøvede desperat ikke at tænke på min isse.
- 2013, Anders Haahr Rasmussen, Modellen: #dayinthelife, Art People (?ISBN)
- Josephine Skriver har tidligere haft problemer med sit runde, cute ansigt og har det for så vidt stadigvæk.
- 2012, Hanne-Vibeke Holst, Hjertets renhed, Gyldendal A/S (?ISBN)
Synonyms
- (adorable): nuttet, kær
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cutis.
Noun
cute f (plural cuti)
- (anatomy) Cutis, skin (of a person)
- Synonym: pelle
Derived terms
- cutaneo
Latin
Noun
cute
- ablative singular of cutis
Middle English
Noun
cute
- Alternative form of cote (“coot”)
Romanian
Etymology
From Latin c?tem, accusative of c?s. The expected result would have been *coate in Romanian, but may have been influenced by cu?it and ascu?i.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ku.te/
- Rhymes: -ute
- Hyphenation: cu?te
Noun
cute f (plural cute)
- whetstone
Synonyms
- gresie
References
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