aesthetical

American  

[es-thet-i-kuhl, ees-] / ɛsˈθɛt ɪ kəl, is- /

adjective

1. of or relating to aesthetics.

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Other Word Forms

• nonaesthetical adjective
• nonaesthetically adverb
• superaesthetical adjective
• superaesthetically adverb

Etymology

Origin of aesthetical

First recorded in 1790–1800; aesthetic, -al ¹

Example Sentences

Our ecosystems provide us with food, medicine, clean air and water, recreation, and spiritual and aesthetical inspiration.

From Textbooks • Sep. 6, 2018

I study their shapes and behaviors and connect them to my conceptual and aesthetical concerns.

From Washington Post

"A lot of people at first thought that industrial design dealt with superficial aesthetical things, with shape," says Professor Herbert Lindinger of the Technical University of Hannover.

From Time Magazine Archive

And it was not merely with the bringing forward of new materials, but by throwing new lights on the old, that Frederick Schlegel enriched aesthetical science.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 335, September 1843 by Various

He was not only a clever physician, but a poet of fine aesthetical taste and a philosopher.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" by Various