Attractive vs Aesthetic - What's the difference?
attractive | aesthetic | Related terms |
Causing attraction; having the quality of attracting by inherent force.
Having the power of charming or alluring by agreeable qualities; enticing.
Pleasing or appealing to the senses.
Concerned with beauty, artistic impact, or appearance.
* 1881 , , Act I:
Attractive is a related term of aesthetic.
As adjectives the difference between attractive and aesthetic
is that attractive is causing attraction; having the quality of attracting by inherent force while aesthetic is concerned with beauty, artistic impact, or appearance.As a noun aesthetic is
the study of art or beauty.attractive
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Adjective
(en adjective)- That's a very attractive offer.
- He is an attractive fellow with a trim figure.
Synonyms
* (causing attraction) magnetic * (having the power of charming) desirable * (pleasing or appealing to the senses) pretty, beautifulAntonyms
* (having the power of charming) repulsive, ugly * (pleasing or appealing to the senses) repulsive, ugly * unattractiveReferences
* * ----aesthetic
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Alternative forms
* *Adjective
(en adjective)- It works well enough, but the shabby exterior offends his aesthetic sensibilities.
- 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.
