1. a person who has or claims to have a highly developed appreciation of beauty and the arts
Usage: Also spelled 'aesthete' (more common in British English)

Examples

• She considered herself an esthete, spending her weekends visiting galleries and museums.
• The esthete carefully curated every detail of his home's interior design.
• He was dismissed as a pretentious esthete by those who preferred practical concerns.
• The esthete appreciated the subtle brushwork in the painting more than most viewers.
• As an esthete, she believed that beauty was essential to a meaningful life.
• The critic's esthete sensibilities made her an excellent judge of artistic merit.