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Theme vs Aesthetic - What's the difference?

theme | aesthetic |

As nouns the difference between theme and aesthetic

is that theme is a subject of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic while aesthetic is the study of art or beauty.

As a verb theme

is to apply a theme to; to change the visual appearance and/or layout of (software).

As an adjective aesthetic is

concerned with beauty, artistic impact, or appearance.

theme

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A subject of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic.
  • A recurring idea; a motif.
  • (music) The main melody of a piece of music, especially one that is the source of variations.
  • (film, television) A song, or a snippet of a song, that identifies a film, a TV program, a character, etc. by playing at the appropriate time.
  • (computing, figuratively) The collection of color schemes, sounds, artwork etc., that "skin" an environment towards a particular motif.
  • (grammar) The stem of a word
  • (linguistics) thematic relation of a noun phrase to a verb
  • (linguistics) Theta role in generative grammar and government and binding theory.
  • (linguistics) Topic, what is generally being talked about, as opposed to rheme
  • A regional unit of organisation in the Byzantine empire.
  • Verb

    (them)
  • (computing) To apply a theme to; to change the visual appearance and/or layout of (software).
  • 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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