aes·thet·ic /esˈTHedik/ adjective: aesthetic; adjective: esthetic concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty "the pictures give great aesthetic pleasure" giving or designed to give pleasure through beauty; of pleasing appearance. "the law applies to both functional and aesthetic objects" noun: aesthetic; plural noun: aesthetics; noun: esthetic; plural noun: esthetics a set of principles underlying and guiding the work of a particular artist or artistic movement. "the Cubist aesthetic"