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or less commonly esthete
: one having or affecting sensitivity to the beautiful especially in art
Examples of aesthete in a Sentence
He regards art critics as a bunch of pretentious aesthetes.
Recent Examples on the Web
For a short while, Aesop was the only soap for aesthetes in the know.
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Nora Taylor, Robb Report, 20 June 2024
Another of Yaffa’s main characters is the television producer Konstantin Ernst, who achieves wealth and status through his profession, assisting the powerful while retaining the sensibility of an aesthete.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2020
An aesthete with impassioned opinions about wine pairings, Rostov was born to live the life of leisure handed down to him by his landowning ancestors.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 29 Mar. 2024
But his vibe is less severe aesthete than restless inventor.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
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Nora Taylor, Robb Report, 20 June 2024
Another of Yaffa’s main characters is the television producer Konstantin Ernst, who achieves wealth and status through his profession, assisting the powerful while retaining the sensibility of an aesthete.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2020
An aesthete with impassioned opinions about wine pairings, Rostov was born to live the life of leisure handed down to him by his landowning ancestors.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 29 Mar. 2024
But his vibe is less severe aesthete than restless inventor.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
See all Example Sentences for aesthete
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“Aesthete.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aesthete. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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