aestheticism
noun
aes·thet·i·cism
es-ˈthe-tə-ˌsi-zəm 
is-
variants
or less commonly estheticism
1
: a doctrine that the principles of beauty are basic to other and especially moral principles
2
: devotion to or emphasis on beauty or the cultivation of the arts
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The standoff between Blanche’s impractical aestheticism and Stanley’s ruthless pragmatism is the heart of this quintessentially American drama.
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
But he’s done plenty of homes, including some in London, and what’s evident here, even with my all-too-brief stay, is that every design consideration is about the equation of aestheticism with intimacy and experience.
—Mark Holgate, Vogue, 26 Jan. 2024
For the everyman who likes to host dinner parties, this aestheticism can create a certain pressure.
—Amelia Abraham, Vogue, 9 Nov. 2023
For all his refined aestheticism, Rudolph perceptively sketches the social realm that Emily confronts, the political-power grid of society at large.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2023
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
But he’s done plenty of homes, including some in London, and what’s evident here, even with my all-too-brief stay, is that every design consideration is about the equation of aestheticism with intimacy and experience.
—Mark Holgate, Vogue, 26 Jan. 2024
For the everyman who likes to host dinner parties, this aestheticism can create a certain pressure.
—Amelia Abraham, Vogue, 9 Nov. 2023
For all his refined aestheticism, Rudolph perceptively sketches the social realm that Emily confronts, the political-power grid of society at large.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2023
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“Aestheticism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aestheticism. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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