Antonyms for esthetic
ɛsˈθɛt ɪkes·thet·ic

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1. esthetic

   Elegant (Latin elegans, select) refers to that assemblage of qualities which makes anything choice to persons of culture and refinement; it refers to the lighter, finer elements of beauty in form or motion, especially denoting that which exhibits faultless taste and perfection of finish. That which is elegant is made so not merely by nature, but by art and culture; a woodland dell may be beautiful or picturesque, but would not ordinarily be termed elegant. Tasteful refers to that in which the element of taste is more prominent, standing, as it were, more by itself, while in elegant it is blended as part of the whole. Tasty is an inferior word, used colloquially in a similar sense. Chaste (primarily pure), denotes in literature and art that which is true to the higher and finer feelings and free from all excess or meretricious ornament. Dainty and delicate refer to the lighter and finer elements of taste and beauty, dainty tending in personal use to an excessive scrupulousness which is more fully expressed by fastidious. Nice and delicate both refer to exact adaptation to some standard; the bar of a balance can be said to be nicely or delicately poised; as regards matters of taste and beauty, delicate is a higher and more discriminating word than nice, and is always used in a favorable sense; a delicate distinction is one worth observing; a nice distinction may be so, or may be overstrained and unduly subtle; fine in such use, is closely similar to delicate and nice, but (tho capable of an unfavorable sense) has commonly a suggestion of positive excellence or admirableness; a fine touch does something; fine perceptions are to some purpose; delicate is capable of the single unfavorable sense of frail or fragile; as, a delicate constitution. Esthetic or esthetical refers to beauty or the appreciation of the beautiful, especially from the philosophic point of view. Exquisite denotes the utmost perfection of the elegant in minute details; we speak of an elegant garment, an exquisite lace. Exquisite is also applied to intense keenness of any feeling; as, exquisite delight; exquisite pain. See BEAUTIFUL; DELICIOUS; FINE.

   Antonyms:
   clumsy, coarse, deformed, disgusting, displeasing, distasteful, fulsome, gaudy, grotesque, harsh, hideous, horrid, inartistic, inharmonious, meretricious, offensive, rough, rude, rugged, tawdry

   Synonyms:
   artistic, chaste, dainty, delicate, delicious, elegant, esthetical, exquisite, fastidious, fine, nice, tasteful, tasty

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. aesthetic, estheticadjective

   (philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful

   "he despised the esthetic of minimalism"

   Antonyms:
   tasteless

   Synonyms:
   aesthetic

2. aesthetic, esthetic, aesthetical, estheticaladjective

   concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste

   "the aesthetic faculties"; "an aesthetic person"; "aesthetic feeling"; "the illustrations made the book an aesthetic success"

   Antonyms:
   tasteless

   Synonyms:
   artistic, aesthetic, esthetical, aesthetical

3. aesthetic, estheticadjective

   relating to or dealing with the subject of aesthetics

   "aesthetic values"

   Antonyms:
   tasteless

   Synonyms:
   artistic, aesthetic, esthetical, aesthetical

4. aesthetic, esthetic, artisticadjective

   aesthetically pleasing

   "an artistic flower arrangement"

   Antonyms:
   tasteless

   Synonyms:
   artistic, aesthetic, esthetical, aesthetical

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. esthetic

   Synonyms:
   Aesthetic (British)

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