esthetics

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: es=thet=ics

CIDE DICTIONARY

esthetics, n. [Gr. perceptive, esp. by feeling, fr. to perceive, feel: cf. G. ästhetik, F. esthétique.].

 The theory or philosophy of taste; the science of the beautiful in nature and art; esp. that which treats of the expression and embodiment of beauty by art.  [1913 Webster]

esthetics, n. 

 Same as Æsthete, Æsthetic, Æsthetical, Æsthetics, etc.  [1913 Webster]