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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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glorious
English
Etymology
From Middle English glorious, from Anglo-Norman glorius and Old French glorïos, from Latin gl?ri?sus. Displaced native Middle English wulderful, from Old English wuldorfull (“glorious”), among other terms. Equivalent to glory +? -ous.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /??l??.?i.?s/
- (US) IPA(key): /??l??.i.?s/
- Rhymes: -???i?s
Adjective
glorious (comparative more glorious or gloriouser, superlative most glorious or gloriousest)
- Exhibiting attributes, qualities, or acts that are worthy of or receive glory.
- glorious deeds
- 1604, William Shakespeare, Othello, Act III, Scene III, line 351:
- Farewell the neighing steed, and the shrill trump, / The spirit-stirring drum, th’ ear-piercing fife, / The royal banner, and all quality, / Pride, pomp and circumstance of glorious war!
- Excellent, wonderful; delightful.
- Borini missed another glorious opportunity to give his side the lead after brilliant set-up play by Sterling, but with only the exposed keeper to beat, he struck the post.
- Bright or shining;
- Synonyms: splendid, resplendent, bright, shining
- 1590, William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part II, Act III, Scene I, line 351
- And this fell tempest shall not cease to rage / Until the golden circuit on my head, / Like to the glorious sun’s transparent beams, / Do calm the fury of this mad-bred flaw.
- (obsolete) Eager for glory or distinction
- Synonyms: haughty, boastful, ostentatious, vainglorious
- 1609, William Shakespeare, Cymbeline, Act I, Scene VI, line 6:
- [...] but most miserable / Is the desire that’s glorious: blest be those, / How mean soe’er, that have their honest wills, / Which seasons comfort. [...]
- (archaic, colloquial) Ecstatic; hilarious; elated with drink.
- [...] kings may be blest, but Tam was glorious, O’er all the ills of life victorious.
Derived terms
- gloriousness
Related terms
- glorify
- glory
Translations
Middle English
Alternative forms
- glorius, gloryis, gloryous, gloriose
Etymology
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman glorius, glorios, glorieus, from Latin gl?ri?sus; equivalent to glory +? -ous.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??l??riu?s/, /??l??rju?s/, /??l??rius/, /??l??ri?s/
Adjective
glorious (comparative gloriousere, superlative gloriosest)
- Recognised, acclaimed, well-known; having an excellent reputation.
- Deserving religious recognition or commendation; godly.
- Marvelous or wonderful to the senses: attractive, pleasing.
- Amazing, great; bearing good quality or reputation.
- (rare) Vain, bragging, self-aggrandising.
Related terms
- gloriously
Descendants
- English: glorious
References
- “gl?ri?us, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-04.
Old French
Alternative forms
- glorieus, glorios, glorius
Etymology
Latin gl?ri?sus.
Adjective
glorious m (oblique and nominative feminine singular gloriouse) (Anglo-Norman)
- glorious
Declension
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