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Aesthete vs Perfectionist - What's the difference?

aesthete | perfectionist |

As nouns the difference between aesthete and perfectionist

is that aesthete is someone who cultivates an unusually high sensitivity to beauty, as in art or nature while perfectionist is one who has a propensity for being displeased with anything that is not perfect or does not meet extremely high standards.

aesthete

English

(wikipedia aesthete)

Alternative forms

* esthete * (chiefly UK)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Someone who cultivates an unusually high sensitivity to beauty, as in art or nature.

    • Derived terms

    * anaesthete * synaesthete

    Related terms

    * aesthetic

    perfectionist

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who has a propensity for being displeased with anything that is not perfect or does not meet extremely high standards.

    • Related terms

    * perfectionism * perfectionistic