aesthetical

[es-thet-i-kuhl, ees-]

adjective

1. of or relating to aesthetics. aesthetics.

Other Word Forms

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of aesthetical¹

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

Example Sentences

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

From Washington Post

Kepler is beloved by historians for the powerful mixing in his life of mathematical rigor and aesthetical play.

From Washington Post

“Can we come up with something more humane? More aesthetical?”

From Los Angeles Times

And so it was, in a way, an aesthetical option but it was a technique, a no-brainer, there was no choice.

From Los Angeles Times

Bedelia: “You no longer have ethical concerns, Hannibal. You have aesthetical ones.”

From New York Times