Relating to beauty, art, taste, or the appreciation and principles of what makes something beautiful or pleasing.
From Greek 'aisthetikos' (of sense perception) via German 'ästhetisch'. The modern sense evolved through 18th-century philosophy as a formal discipline.
The word 'aesthetic' literally means 'of perception,' so when you say something is beautiful, you're saying your senses perceive it that way—beauty is fundamentally about how your brain processes sensory input!
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