As nouns the difference between aesthetics and aesthete
is that aesthetics is the study or philosophy of beauty while aesthete is someone who cultivates an unusually high sensitivity to beauty, as in art or nature.
aesthetics
Alternative forms
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* esthetics
Noun
(-)
The study or philosophy of beauty.
Related terms
* aesthetic
* aestheticism
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