estética

See also: estetica and estètica

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• esthetica (obsolete)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek αἰσθητικός (aisthētikós, “of sense perception”), from αἰσθάνομαι (aisthánomai, “I feel”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewisd-, from *h₂ew- (“to see, perceive”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(ɨ)ʃ.ˈtɛ.ti.kɐ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.ˈtɛ.t͡ʃi.kɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /eʃ.ˈtɛ.t͡ʃi.kɐ/
  • (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.ˈtɛ.ti.kɐ/
  • (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɪʃ.ˈtɛ.ti.kɐ/

Noun

estética f (plural estéticas)

1. aesthetic (the study of art or beauty)

Adjective

estética

1. feminine singular of estético

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Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek αἰσθητικός (aisthētikós, “of sense perception”), from αἰσθάνομαι (aisthánomai, “to feel”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewisd-, from *h₂ew- (“to see, perceive”).

Noun

estética f (plural estéticas)

1. aesthetic
2. (philosophy) aesthetics
3. (Mexico) hair salon, beauty shop

Adjective

estética f sg

1. feminine singular of estético