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Aesthetic vs Allure - What's the difference?

aesthetic | allure |

As nouns the difference between aesthetic and allure

is that aesthetic is the study of art or beauty while allure is the power to attract, entice; the quality causing attraction.

As an adjective aesthetic

is concerned with beauty, artistic impact, or appearance.

As a verb allure is

to entice; to attract.

aesthetic

English

Alternative forms

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Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Concerned with beauty, artistic impact, or appearance.
    • It works well enough, but the shabby exterior offends his aesthetic sensibilities.
  • * 1881 , , 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

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The study of art or beauty.
  • That which appeals to the senses.

    • Derived terms

    * aesthetically * aesthetician * aesthetics * aesthete * aesthetisation

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    allure

    English

    Noun

  • The power to attract, entice; the quality causing attraction.
  • gait; bearing
    • The swing, the gait, the pose, the allure of these men. — Harper's Magazine.

    Verb

    (allur)
  • To entice; to attract.
  • *, II.8:
  • *:Injustice doth allure them; as the honour of their vertuous actions enticeth the good.

    • Synonyms

    * attract, entice, tempt, decoy, seduce

    Related terms

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