Æsthetics

Æs‐thet″ics, Es‐thet″ics (�; 277), 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.