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aesthete

/ˈiːsθiːt/noun

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सौंदर्य-प्रेमी, कला-रसिक, कला का पारखी

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noun
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    [C] formal, sometimes disapproving

    a person who has a love and understanding of art and beautiful things

    सौंदर्य-प्रेमी, कला-रसिक, कला का पारखी

    • An aesthete, he filled his small flat with paintings and spent his savings on music.
    • Oscar Wilde was the most famous aesthete of his age.
    • The aesthete spent hours looking at old paintings.
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    • As a true aesthete, she cared more about beauty than money.
    • An aesthete may find a plain room painful.

    Synonyms connoisseur art lover dilettante

    Opposite philistine boor

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≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

connoisseur art lover dilettante

Antonyms

philistine boor

AaSpelling

aes·thete

With the -ae- opening and -thete (not 'esthete' in British English, or 'aesthet'); pronounced /ˈiːsθiːt/, two syllables.

शुरू में -ae- और अंत में -thete (British English में 'esthete' या 'aesthet' नहीं); pronunciation /ˈiːsθiːt/, दो syllables।

⌂Word origin and word building

Keep with aesthetic (concerning beauty) and aesthetics (the philosophy of beauty).

Aesthetic (सौंदर्य-संबंधी) और aesthetics (सौंदर्यशास्त्र) के साथ याद रखिए।

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A person who loves beauty and art; its opposite, a person with no interest in art or culture, is a philistine.

'सौंदर्य और कला से प्रेम करने वाला' के लिए यह शब्द आता है; इसका विपरीत, कला या संस्कृति में रुचि न रखने वाला, philistine है।