estética

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/
  • (Carioca) 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 adjective estético.

Etymology

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

Noun

estética f (plural estéticas)

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

Adjective

estética f sg

1. feminine singular of estético