noun
- a person who has or claims to have a refined appreciation of beauty, especially in art
Examples
- The aesthete spent hours studying the brushwork in the Renaissance paintings.
- As a true aesthete, she could appreciate the subtle beauty in minimalist design.
- The museum curator was known as an aesthete with impeccable taste.
- He dismissed the popular movie as too crude for an aesthete like himself.
- The aesthete’s apartment was filled with carefully chosen artwork and antiques.
- Critics called him a pretentious aesthete who valued style over substance.