aesthetic

• The word aesthetic, which means "being responsive to or appreciative of what is beautiful or pleasurable to the senses," is derived from the Sanskrit word avis, which means "before the eyes, openly, manifestly, evidently."
• In fall fashion, the aesthetic is artfully achieved with layers of clothing. —  Dallas Observer | Complete Issue
• If art is defined as the aesthetic production of human imagination meant to encourage an emotional and intellectual response from those who look at / read / listen to it, more or less the loosest definition I can come up with for the word, then where do games fall in this equation? —  The Chronicle
• It's as if the best defense one can muster is to suggest that the aesthetic was assembled with no prior planning, and that's no defense at all. —  Cokemachineglow.com
• The rest of the bass echos the trad-aesthetic: passive single-coil pickups, dual volume / master tone control layout (though there's also an Aguilar OPB1 active EQ) and Pao Ferro fretboard. —  Gearwire -

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