ESTHETICISM Synonyms

• the act of making something more beautiful

• the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

• a very attractive or seductive looking woman

• an outstanding example of its kind

• socialization through training and education to develop one's mind or manners

• (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale)

• a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality

• the process of fostering the growth of something

• the act of raising or growing plants (especially on a large scale)

• something used to beautify

• an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event

• the act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive)

• a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste

• a quality of neatness and ingenious simplicity in the solution of a problem (especially in science or mathematics)

• the practice of ornamental display

• a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality

• the result of improving something

• the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)

• a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude

• the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste

• the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus

• a strong liking

• delicate discrimination (especially of esthetic values)

• a brief experience of something

• a small amount eaten or drunk

• the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth

• a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds

• have flavor; taste of something

• perceive by the sense of taste

• take a sample of

• have a distinctive or characteristic taste

• distinguish flavors

• experience briefly

• A doctrine which holds aesthetics or beauty as the highest ideal or most basic standard.