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aesthetical

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

adjective

  1. of or relating to aesthetics.


Other Word Forms

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

Etymology

Origin of aesthetical

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

Example Sentences

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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

No modern language equals the German in its productiveness and its capacity of constant and homogeneous growth, in its aesthetical and philosophical character, and in its originality and independence.

From Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities by Botta, Anne C. Lynch

I sigh for fixity and assurance in matters aesthetical.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 46, August, 1861 by Various