different between comely vs aesthetic

English

Alternative forms

• cumlie, comly (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English comly, cumly, cumlich, from Old English cyml??, c?ml?? (compare Old English c?me (“fine, exquisite”), from Proto-Germanic *k?miz (“delicate”)), from Proto-Germanic *k?mal?kaz (“pitiful, dear”). Cognate with Middle Dutch komlick, komelick, Middle High German komel?h, gomel?h.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?mli/

Adjective

comely (comparative comelier or more comely, superlative comeliest or most comely)

1. (dated, of a person) Pleasing or attractive to the eye.

   Synonym: pulchritudinous

   Antonym: (of a person) homely

   • , "Adam in Paradise"

     He that is comely when old and decrepit, surely was very beautiful when he was young.
2. (archaic) Suitable or becoming; proper; agreeable.

Derived terms

• comeliness

Translations

Anagrams

• Comley

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)

1. Concerned with beauty, artistic impact, or appearance.
2. (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.

   Synonyms: aesthetical, esthetic, tasteful

   Antonyms: inaesthetic, unaesthetic

Translations

Noun

aesthetic (plural aesthetics)

1. The study of art or beauty.
2. That which appeals to the senses.
3. 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